1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert N. C. Nix won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert N. C. Nix received 109,855 popular votes (73.55%). The main challenger was Jesse W. Woods Jr. (25.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Nix and Jr.

Nix +48.2 pts · won by 71,948 votes

Robert N. C. Nix DemocraticWINNER73.55%

109,855 votes

Jesse W. Woods Jr.Republican25.38%

37,907 votes

Tony Austinsocialist workers0.74%

1,106 votes

Willie ThomasIndependent0.19%

287 votes

Dennis Grantrevolutionary workers0.14%

214 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.