1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 197
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joel J. Johnson (D) won with 92.3% of the vote, defeating Eli M. Washington (R) by 84.7 points.
Joel J. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.3%13,387
Eli M. WashingtonRepublican
7.7%1,111
14,498 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