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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 158

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph R. Pitts (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating John J. Granito (D) by 59.0 points.

Joseph R. PittsRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%14,369
20.5%3,702
18,071 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+37.11972R+29.31974R+44.01976R+59.01978R+54.91980R+51.61982

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