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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 156

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Elinor Z. Taylor (R) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Kathleen A. Scott (D) by 49.0 points.

Elinor Z. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.5%13,644
25.5%4,668
18,312 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+41.81972R+21.41974R+29.01976R+49.01978R+42.61980R+28.41982

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