1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Charles F. Dougherty (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen R. Wojdak (D) by 2.6 points.
Charles F. DoughertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%53,908
Stephen R. WojdakDemocrat
48.7%51,176
105,084 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