1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 12
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James M. Burd (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Speicher (D) by 31.0 points.
James M. BurdRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%11,501
Kenneth J. SpeicherDemocrat
34.5%6,055
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET