1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 176
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Gerald J. McKelvey (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Terrence O. Devlin (D) by 11.6 points.
Gerald J. McKelveyRepublican · winner
53.2%12,437
Terrence O. DevlinDemocrat
41.7%9,736
John SnyderIndependent
5.1%1,184
23,357 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