1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 142
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James L. Wright Jr. (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Edward G. Devlin (D) by 29.3 points.
James L. Wright Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.7%10,946
Edward G. DevlinDemocrat
35.3%5,983
16,929 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