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1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 143

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Margaret H. George (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Ferguson (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Margaret H. GeorgeDemocrat · winner
51.4%15,232
48.6%14,390
29,622 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

EvenR+43.21972R+30.01974D+2.81976R+5.21978R+1.71980R+53.01982

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