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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 178

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James McIntyre (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Sandra L. Hood (R) by 41.3 points.

James McIntyreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%10,999
Sandra L. HoodRepublican
29.3%4,566
15,565 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

EvenD+10.61972D+40.71974D+35.21976D+41.31978D+11.51980R+16.91982

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