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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 135

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

J. Michael Schweder (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating James A. Turner Jr. (R) by 21.2 points.

J. Michael SchwederDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%9,123
39.4%5,936
15,059 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

EvenD+41.91974D+21.21978D+7.41980D+13.21982D+15.71984D+27.61986

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