1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 140
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Ridgers (D) won with 83.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Heslin (R) by 66.2 points.
John M. RidgersDemocrat · winner
83.1%7,825
Jim HeslinRepublican
16.9%1,590
9,415 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