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1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 130,705 popular votes (63.41%). The main challenger was Gertrude Strick (36.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Coughlin and Strick

Coughlin +26.8 pts · won by 55,270 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER63.41%
130,705 votes
Gertrude StrickDemocratic36.59%
75,435 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.