1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 143
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Robert E. Ferguson (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Margaret H. George (D) by 5.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert E. FergusonRepublican · winner
52.6%13,945
Margaret H. GeorgeDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%12,555
26,500 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