1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 186
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David Shadding (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating William H. Black (R) by 48.7 points.
David ShaddingDemocrat · winner
74.4%12,417
William H. BlackRepublican
25.6%4,283
16,700 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