1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 168
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matthew J. Ryan (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating B. J. Odonnell (D) by 46.3 points.
Matthew J. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.2%15,633
B. J. OdonnellDemocrat
26.8%5,735
21,368 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