1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 78
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Clarence E. Dietz (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest R. Claycomb (D) by 8.3 points.
Clarence E. DietzRepublican · winner
54.2%9,217
Ernest R. ClaycombDemocrat
45.8%7,801
17,018 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)