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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 40

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

D. Michael Fisher (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating John S. Sherry (D) by 38.2 points.

D. Michael FisherRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%20,019
30.9%8,950
28,969 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

EvenR+2.81972R+10.01974R+38.21976R+53.41978R+17.91980R+7.81982

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