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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-22
      1976·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 22 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Austin J Murphy
      55.3%97,036 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Roger Raymond Fischer
      43.9%77,030 votes
      Margin
      D+11.4
      175,416 total votes
      3 candidates175,416 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Austin J MurphyDEM✓
      		DEM97,03655.3%
      Roger Raymond FischerREP
      		REP77,03043.9%
      Arthur E WilsonOTH
      		OTH1,3500.8%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1990
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+26.5
      1988
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+44.8
      1986
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+100.0
      1984
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+58.5
      1982
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+58.2
      Redistricted
      1980
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+40.1
      1978
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+43.2
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Arthur E WilsonOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      Record12W-0L
      Avg MarginD+36.0
      Career1968-1992
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Roger Raymond FischerREP
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginR+46.5
      Career1968-1984
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Pennsylvania, 1976

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