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1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election?

Joseph M. Gaydos won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election. Joseph M. Gaydos received 134,961 popular votes (74.96%). The main challenger was John P. Kostelac (24.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Gaydos and Kostelac

Gaydos +50.3 pts · won by 90,529 votes
Joseph M. GaydosDemocraticWINNER74.96%
134,961 votes
John P. KostelacRepublican24.68%
44,432 votes
Joseph A. Billingtonlabor0.37%
662 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.