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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 78

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Clarence E. Dietz (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Ebersole (D) by 0.0 points.

Clarence E. DietzRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%10,523
50.0%10,514
21,037 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+27.01972R+8.31974Even1976R+26.21978R+37.61980R+16.71982

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