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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 178

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry Comer (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Dorothy B. Mitosky (R) by 21.1 points.

Harry ComerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%11,722
39.4%7,634
19,356 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+10.61972D+40.71974D+35.21976D+41.31978D+11.51980R+16.91982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET