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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 47

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roger Raymond Fischer (R) won re-election with 62.3% of the vote, defeating J. Albert Spence (D) by 24.6 points.

Roger Raymond FischerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%13,582
37.7%8,216
21,798 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+38.91972R+24.61976R+26.31978R+41.81980

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