1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races254
Changed party29
Unopposed4%10 races
Incumbents defeated17
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Richard Thornburgh (R) | 6.2 |
U.S. House
D 15 · R 10 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Michael Myers (D) | 45.8 | |
| PA-2 | William Gray (D) | 66.0 | |
| PA-3 | Raymond F. Lederer (D) | 43.6 | |
| PA-4 | Charles F. Dougherty (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 50.2 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 47.6 | |
| PA-7 | Bob Edgar (D) | 0.9 | |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 22.3 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | 49.8 | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 52.9 | |
| PA-11 | Daniel J. Flood (D) | 15.1 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 37.4 | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 41.0 | |
| PA-14 | William S. Moorhead (D) | 15.1 | |
| PA-15 | Donald Ritter (R) | 6.4 | Flipped |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 54.1 | |
| PA-17 | Allen E. Ertel (D) | 19.3 | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 15.0 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 57.3 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 44.3 | |
| PA-21 | Don Bailey (D) | 5.8 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | 43.2 | |
| PA-23 | William Clinger (R) | 8.6 | Flipped |
| PA-24 | Marc L. Marks (R) | 28.1 | |
| PA-25 | Eugene V. Atkinson (D) | 4.2 | Flipped |
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 12 · R 13 · 5 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Francis J. Lynch (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-4 | Joseph F. Smith (D) | 29.7 | |
| SD-6 | H. Craig Lewis (D) | 6.8 | |
| SD-8 | Harold Spence (R) | 71.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Edward L. Howard (R) | 24.7 | |
| SD-12 | Stewart Greenleaf Jr. (R) | 38.5 | |
| SD-14 | Martin L. Murray (D) | 17.6 | |
| SD-16 | Henry C. Messinger (D) | 2.1 | |
| SD-18 | Jeanette F. Reibman (D) | 12.8 | |
| SD-20 | Frank J. Oconnell (R) | 42.8 | |
| SD-22 | Robert J. Mellow (D) | 19.7 | |
| SD-24 | Edwin G. Holl (R) | 37.5 | |
| SD-26 | F. Joseph Loeper (R) | 5.6 | Flipped |
| SD-28 | Ralph W. Hess (R) | 38.1 | |
| SD-30 | Robert C. Jubelirer (R) | 40.1 | |
| SD-32 | J. William Lincoln (D) | 34.6 | |
| SD-34 | J. Doyle Corman (R) | 18.7 | Flipped |
| SD-36 | Philip Price Jr. (R) | 3.6 | Flipped |
| SD-38 | Leonard Bodack (D) | 25.3 | |
| SD-40 | Edward M. Early (D) | 16.8 | |
| SD-42 | Eugene F. Scanlon (D) | 28.6 | |
| SD-44 | Frank A. Pecora (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| SD-46 | J. Barry Stout (D) | 38.8 | |
| SD-48 | Clarence F. Manbeck (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-50 | R. Budd Dwyer (R) | 36.9 |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 99 · R 104 · 20 changed party
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab