1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 131
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James P. Ritter (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating George Restum (R) by 27.8 points.
James P. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%8,679
George RestumRepublican
36.1%4,908
13,587 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