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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 88

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John E. Scheaffer (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Willis R. Kocher (D) by 10.8 points.

John E. ScheafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%12,744
44.6%10,265
23,009 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+30.11972R+4.11974R+10.81976R+14.71978R+30.11980R+16.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET