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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 49

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Quentin R. Orlando (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Ketcham (R) by 6.4 points.

Quentin R. OrlandoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%46,915
Jim KetchamRepublican
46.8%41,295
88,210 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

EvenD+6.41976D+10.61980D+49.31984D+58.41988D+10.41992R+10.71996

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