1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 48
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David Sweet (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Frederick K. Smittle (R) by 24.3 points.
David SweetDemocrat · winner
62.2%16,012
Frederick K. SmittleRepublican
37.8%9,747
25,759 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)