1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 162
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Gerald J. Spitz (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Lewis (D) by 14.8 points.
Gerald J. SpitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%10,222
Donald B. LewisDemocrat
42.6%7,585
17,807 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