1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 53
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Roosevelt I. Polite (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating William J. Martin (D) by 16.4 points.
Roosevelt I. PoliteRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%14,544
William J. MartinDemocrat
41.8%10,452
24,996 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET