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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 117

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

George Hasay (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating James E. Bach (D) by 22.0 points.

George HasayRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%12,524
39.0%8,012
20,536 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

EvenR+13.01972R+8.91974R+19.11976R+22.01978R+36.41980R+35.81982

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