1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 12
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James M. Burd (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Larry M. Kriess (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James M. BurdRepublican · winner
54.6%12,472
Larry M. KriessDemocrat
45.4%10,382
22,854 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