1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 38
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Bernard R. Novak (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Howard T. Gierling (R) by 39.8 points.
Bernard R. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%15,944
Howard T. GierlingRepublican
30.1%6,863
22,807 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