1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara Wapner Pressman (D) by 19.4 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%64,556
Barbara Wapner PressmanDemocrat
40.3%43,566
108,122 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