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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 161

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Peter J. Okeefe (D) won re-election with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Wynne (R) by 1.7 points.

Peter J. OkeefeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%12,625
Thomas J. WynneRepublican
49.2%12,207
24,832 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+12.21972D+0.31974D+1.71976R+6.81978R+17.21980

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