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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 166

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Stephen Freind (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Christopher G. Furlong (D) by 38.1 points.

Stephen FreindRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%15,809
31.0%7,092
22,901 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+17.81972R+11.01974R+14.81976R+38.11978R+45.31980R+24.11982

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