1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 15
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
George Gekas (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Hochendoner (D) by 12.7 points.
George GekasRepublican · winner
56.4%47,774
Larry HochendonerDemocrat
43.6%36,975
84,749 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