1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 116
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ronald Gatski (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Lawrence C. Evangelista (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ronald GatskiDemocrat · winner
55.4%12,087
Lawrence C. EvangelistaRepublican
44.6%9,716
21,803 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET