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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 120

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Franklin Coslett (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Carmody (D) by 11.6 points.

Franklin CoslettRepublican · winner
55.8%10,716
44.2%8,491
19,207 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+42.31972R+42.41974R+42.81976R+11.61978R+32.61980R+21.41982

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