1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 153
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph Hoeffel (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Horace F. Richter Jr. (R) by 8.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph HoeffelDemocrat · winner
54.2%15,198
Horace F. Richter Jr.Republican
45.8%12,861
28,059 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET