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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 147

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Marilyn S. Lewis (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Jay R. Stover (D) by 31.6 points.

Marilyn S. LewisRepublican · winner
65.8%10,517
34.2%5,461
15,978 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+43.51972R+35.61974R+14.91976R+31.61978R+34.51980R+28.21982

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