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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 189

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Martin P. Mullen (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Francis X. Hardy (R) by 38.1 points.

Martin P. MullenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%12,385
31.0%5,554
17,939 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+25.11972D+36.21974D+38.51976D+38.11978D+24.61980D+6.71982

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