1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 116
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ronald Gatski (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating James A. Schneider (R) by 0.6 points.
Ronald GatskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%8,749
James A. SchneiderRepublican
49.7%8,653
17,402 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