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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 46

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John L. Brunner (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Shaffer (R) by 24.2 points.

John L. BrunnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%12,994
37.9%7,931
20,925 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+11.41972D+24.21976D+10.51978D+14.71980D+40.51982D+31.71984

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