1978 House elections · Pennsylvania districts

Pennsylvania U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 15, Republican 10): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 15
Republican 10

District 1

District history

Michael O. Myers DEM +45.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael O. Myers Won	DEM	104,412	71.93%
Samuel N. Fanelli	REP	37,913	26.12%
Jeffrey C. Smith	LIB	2,837	1.95%
Total		145,162

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District 2

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William H. Gray DEM +66.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William H. Gray Won	DEM	132,594	81.97%
Roland J. Atkins	REP	25,785	15.94%
Benjamin A. Bailey	SWP	2,321	1.44%
Anton Henry Chaitkin	LBR	1,059	0.66%
Total		161,759

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District 3

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Raymond F. Lederer DEM +43.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Raymond F. Lederer Won	DEM	86,015	71.82%
Raymond S. Kauffman	REP	33,750	28.18%
Total		119,765

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District 4

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Charles F. Dougherty REP +11.6 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles F. Dougherty Won	REP	110,445	55.78%
Joshua Eilberg	DEM	87,555	44.22%
Total		198,000

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District 5

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Richard T. Schulze REP +50.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard T. Schulze Won	REP	110,565	75.08%
Murray P. Zealor	DEM	36,704	24.92%
Total		147,269

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District 6

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Gus Yatron DEM +47.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gus Yatron Won	DEM	106,431	73.82%
Stephen Mazur	REP	37,746	26.18%
Total		144,177

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District 7

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Robert William Edgar DEM +0.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert William Edgar Won	DEM	79,771	50.26%
Eugene Daniel Kane	REP	78,403	49.40%
Anthony Nazzereno Esposito	LBR	540	0.34%
Total		158,714

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District 8

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Peter H. Kostmayer DEM +22.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter H. Kostmayer Won	DEM	89,276	61.13%
G. Roger Bowers	REP	56,776	38.87%
Total		146,052

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District 9

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Bud Shuster REP +49.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bud Shuster Won	REP	101,151	74.91%
Blaine Leroy Havice	DEM	33,882	25.09%
Total		135,033

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District 10

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Joseph M. McDade REP +52.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph M. McDade Won	REP	116,003	76.46%
Gene Basalyga	DEM	35,721	23.54%
Total		151,724

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District 11

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Daniel J. Flood DEM +15.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel J. Flood Won	DEM	61,433	57.54%
Robert P. Hudock	REP	45,335	42.46%
Total		106,768

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District 12

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John P. Murtha DEM +37.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John P. Murtha Won	DEM	104,216	68.72%
Luther V. Elkin	REP	47,442	31.28%
Total		151,658

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District 13

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R. Lawrence Coughlin REP +41.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
R. Lawrence Coughlin Won	REP	112,711	70.51%
Alan Bendix Rubenstein	DEM	47,151	29.50%
Total		159,862

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District 14

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William S. Moorhead DEM +15.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William S. Moorhead Won	DEM	68,004	57.05%
Stan Thomas	REP	49,992	41.94%
Stanley James Kuziel	AIP	1,206	1.01%
Total		119,202

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District 15

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Donald Lawrence Ritter REP +6.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald Lawrence Ritter Won	REP	65,986	53.19%
Fred B. Rooney	DEM	58,077	46.81%
Total		124,063

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District 16

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Robert Smith Walker REP +54.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Smith Walker Won	REP	91,910	77.04%
Charles W. Boohar	DEM	27,386	22.96%
Total		119,296

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District 17

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Allen E. Ertel DEM +19.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Allen E. Ertel Won	DEM	79,234	59.64%
Thomas Richard Rippon	REP	53,613	40.36%
Total		132,847

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District 18

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Douglas Walgren DEM +15.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Douglas Walgren Won	DEM	88,299	57.09%
Ted Jacob	REP	65,088	42.08%
James Gelvin	LBR	1,284	0.83%
Total		154,671

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District 19

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William F. Goodling REP +57.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William F. Goodling Won	REP	105,424	78.67%
Raj Kumar	DEM	28,577	21.33%
Total		134,001

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District 20

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Joseph M. Gaydos DEM +44.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph M. Gaydos Won	DEM	97,745	72.14%
Kathleen M. Meyer	REP	37,745	27.86%
Total		135,490

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District 21

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Donald A. Bailey DEM +5.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald A. Bailey Won	DEM	73,712	52.90%
Robert H. Miller	REP	65,622	47.10%
Total		139,334

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District 22

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Austin J. Murphy DEM +43.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Austin J. Murphy Won	DEM	99,559	71.59%
Marilyn Coyle Ecoff	REP	39,518	28.41%
Total		139,077

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District 23

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William F. Clinger REP +8.6 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William F. Clinger Won	REP	73,194	54.28%
Joseph S. Ammerman	DEM	61,657	45.72%
Total		134,851

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District 24

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Marc L. Marks REP +28.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marc L. Marks Won	REP	87,041	64.03%
Joseph P. Vigorito	DEM	48,894	35.97%
Total		135,935

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District 25

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Eugene V. Atkinson DEM +4.2 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eugene V. Atkinson Won	DEM	68,293	46.47%
Tim Shaffer	REP	62,160	42.30%
Robert Henry Morris	IND	10,588	7.21%
John W. Cook	IND	5,907	4.02%
Total		146,948

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