1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 171
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Roland Greenfield (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating John P. McDermott (R) by 10.3 points.
Roland GreenfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%14,262
John P. McDermottRepublican
44.8%11,593
25,855 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