1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 138
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Russell Kowalyshyn (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Louis Pizzolatio (R) by 34.6 points.
Russell KowalyshynDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%10,465
Louis PizzolatioRepublican
32.7%5,083
15,548 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