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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 137

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Philip S. Ruggiero (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Reynold A. Vespa (R) by 16.0 points.

Philip S. RuggieroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%13,507
42.0%9,777
23,284 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+14.31974D+16.01976R+2.01978R+16.71980R+19.11982R+38.61984

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