1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 3
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Herbert Arlene (D) won with 86.5% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Nimmons (R) by 73.1 points.
Herbert ArleneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.5%48,364
Henry J. NimmonsRepublican
13.5%7,531
55,895 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