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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 141

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. A. Gallagher (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Vincent P. Vendetti (R) by 19.3 points.

James J. A. GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,327
40.3%4,952
12,279 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+20.51972D+35.41974D+24.71976D+19.31978D+18.81980D+26.81982

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