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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 128

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. Gallen (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Peter Anthony (D) by 27.5 points.

James J. GallenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%11,834
36.2%6,729
18,563 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+28.31972R+12.01974R+16.81976R+27.51978R+25.51980R+35.01982

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