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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 144

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Benjamin H. Wilson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Bernard Kirschner (D) by 16.6 points.

Benjamin H. WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%12,742
41.7%9,116
21,858 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+9.71972R+1.21974R+16.61976R+27.21978R+43.51980R+37.71982

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