1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Arthur F. Rafley (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Francis X. Tenaglio (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arthur F. RafleyRepublican · winner
55.1%6,918
Francis X. TenaglioDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%5,628
12,546 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