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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 139

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Foster (R) won re-election with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Fitzsimmons (D) by 35.9 points.

William W. FosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%12,992
Joseph F. FitzsimmonsDemocrat
32.0%6,123
19,115 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+32.71972R+24.11974R+29.21976R+35.91978R+23.41980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

William W. Foster (R)Joseph F. Fitzsimmons (D)