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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 131

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James P. Ritter (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating John R. Kulik (R) by 27.6 points.

James P. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%12,025
John R. KulikRepublican
36.2%6,824
18,849 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

EvenD+22.71972D+38.71974D+27.61976D+27.81978D+28.11980D+23.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET