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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 21

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas E. Flaherty (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Hartnett (R) by 35.1 points.

Thomas E. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%14,895
Tom HartnettRepublican
32.4%7,150
22,045 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

EvenD+12.41972D+44.31974D+35.11976D+9.41978D+36.71980D+34.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET