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1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election?

John H. Dent won the 1976 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election. John H. Dent received 99,160 popular votes (59.4%). The main challenger was Robert H. Miller (40.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Dent and Miller

Dent +18.8 pts · won by 31,397 votes
John H. DentDemocraticWINNER59.4%
99,160 votes
Robert H. MillerRepublican40.6%
67,763 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.