1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 112
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Fred Belardi (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating William J. McLane (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Fred BelardiRepublican · winner
53.4%9,036
William J. McLaneDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%7,874
16,910 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET