1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 13
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Earl H. Smith (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Walter F. Cook (D) by 9.1 points.
Earl H. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%8,559
Walter F. CookDemocrat
45.5%7,137
15,696 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