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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-13
      1976·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 13 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Lawrence Coughlin
      63.4%130,705 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Gertrude Strick
      36.6%75,435 votes
      Margin
      R+26.8
      206,140 total votes
      2 candidates206,140 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Lawrence CoughlinREP✓
      		REP130,70563.4%
      Gertrude StrickDEM
      		DEM75,43536.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+45.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.3
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202426.8%72.4%R+45.5412,997
      202026.8%72.0%R+45.2400,132
      201625.1%71.5%R+46.3346,434
      201232.7%67.3%R+34.5312,049
      200837.4%60.7%R+23.3332,884

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      2024
      John JoyceREP
      R+48.4
      2022
      John JoyceREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      John JoyceREP
      R+47.0
      2018
      John JoyceREP
      R+41.0
      2016
      Brendan F BoyleDEM
      D+100.0
      2014
      Brendan F BoyleDEM
      D+34.2
      2012
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+38.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+12.7
      2008
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+28.3
      2006
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+32.3
      2004
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+14.5
      2002
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      D+3.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      D+7.1
      1998
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      D+5.0
      1996
      Jon D FoxREP
      R+0.0
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Gertrude StrickDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+10.0
      Career1974-1976
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Lawrence CoughlinREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1990
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Pennsylvania, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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