1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 61
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Patrick J. McGinnis (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating James J. Oliver (D) by 6.1 points.
Patrick J. McGinnisRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%12,121
James J. OliverDemocrat
47.0%10,731
22,852 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