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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Pennsylvania
      1978·U.S. House·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania U.S. House

      25 districtsD 15R 10
      25 districts|D won 15|R won 10|Closest: PA-07
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      PA-01
      Michael O MyersDEM
      DEM145,16271.9%
      D+45.8
      PA-02
      William H Gray IIIDEM
      DEM161,75982.0%
      D+66.0
      PA-03
      Raymond F LedererDEM
      DEM119,76571.8%
      D+43.6
      PA-04
      Charles F DoughertyREP
      REP198,00055.8%
      R+11.6
      PA-05
      Richard T SchulzeREP
      REP147,26975.1%
      R+50.1
      PA-06
      Gus YatronDEM
      DEM144,17773.8%
      D+47.6
      PA-07
      Robert W EdgarDEM
      DEM158,71450.3%
      D+0.9
      PA-08
      Peter H KostmayerDEM
      DEM146,05261.1%
      D+22.3
      PA-09
      Bud ShusterREP
      REP135,03374.9%
      R+49.8
      PA-10
      Joseph Michael McDadeREP
      REP151,72476.5%
      R+52.9
      PA-11
      Daniel J FloodDEM
      DEM106,76857.5%
      D+15.1
      PA-12
      John P MurthaDEM
      DEM151,65868.7%
      D+37.4
      PA-13
      R Lawrence CoughlinREP
      REP159,86270.5%
      R+41.0
      PA-14
      William S MoorheadDEM
      DEM119,20257.0%
      D+15.1
      PA-15
      Donald Lawrence RitterREP
      REP124,06353.2%
      R+6.4
      PA-16
      Robert S WalkerREP
      REP119,29677.0%
      R+54.1
      PA-17
      Allen E ErtelDEM
      DEM132,84759.6%
      D+19.3
      PA-18
      Douglas WalgrenDEM
      DEM154,67157.1%
      D+15.0
      PA-19
      William F GoodlingREP
      REP134,00178.7%
      R+57.4
      PA-20
      Joseph M GaydosDEM
      DEM135,49072.1%
      D+44.3
      PA-21
      Donald A BaileyDEM
      DEM139,33452.9%
      D+5.8
      PA-22
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      DEM139,07771.6%
      D+43.2
      PA-23
      William F Clinger Jr.REP
      REP134,85154.3%
      R+8.6
      PA-24
      Marc Lincoln MarksREP
      REP135,93564.0%
      R+28.1
      PA-25
      Eugene V AtkinsonDEM
      DEM146,94846.5%
      D+4.2
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