1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 169
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Dennis M. Obrien (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel J. Gallagher (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dennis M. ObrienRepublican · winner
53.7%14,195
Daniel J. GallagherDemocrat
46.3%12,217
26,412 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