1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 153
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph Hoeffel (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating James J. Coyle (R) by 3.2 points.
Joseph HoeffelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%11,515
James J. CoyleRepublican
48.4%10,807
22,322 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