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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 44

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ron Gamble (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Edwin L. Nelson (R) by 19.6 points.

Ron GambleDemocrat · winner
59.8%12,235
Edwin L. NelsonRepublican
40.2%8,233
20,468 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+8.01972D+8.41974D+19.61976D+16.81978D+39.41980D+41.71982

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