1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Francis X. Tenaglio (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Worrilow (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis X. TenaglioDemocrat · winner
53.3%9,096
Thomas H. WorrilowRepublican · incumbent
46.7%7,971
17,067 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