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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 11

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Steighner (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Allan I. Daum (R) by 4.1 points.

Joseph A. SteighnerDemocrat · winner
52.0%9,136
Allan I. DaumRepublican
48.0%8,420
17,556 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+10.41972D+15.71974D+3.81976D+4.11978D+25.71980D+33.31982

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