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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 149

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard A. McClatchy (R) won re-election with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Lynne Cohen (D) by 20.8 points.

Richard A. McClatchyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%15,695
Lynne CohenDemocrat
39.6%10,295
25,990 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+30.71972R+20.01974R+20.81976R+40.21978R+38.21980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)