1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 8
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Roy W. Wilt (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Betty J. Reese (D) by 25.8 points.
Roy W. WiltRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%13,570
Betty J. ReeseDemocrat
37.1%7,996
21,566 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