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1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Peter H. Kostmayer won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Peter H. Kostmayer received 93,855 popular votes (49.5%). The main challenger was John S. Renninger (48.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Kostmayer and Renninger

Kostmayer +0.7 pts · won by 1,312 votes
Peter H. KostmayerDemocraticWINNER49.5%
93,855 votes
John S. RenningerRepublican48.8%
92,543 votes
Robert B. Grahamconstitution1.7%
3,225 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.