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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 29

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ronald Paul Goebel (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Harry G. Menhorn Jr. (D) by 11.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Ronald Paul GoebelRepublican · winner
55.5%14,631
Harry G. Menhorn Jr.Democrat · incumbent
44.5%11,715
26,346 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+35.91972D+5.71974R+11.11976R+23.21978R+10.21980

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