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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 193

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Donald W. Dorr (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Al Smith (D) by 29.5 points.

Donald W. DorrRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%10,145
Al SmithDemocrat
35.3%5,528
15,673 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

EvenR+7.71972R+31.11974R+29.11976R+29.51978R+37.21980R+20.41982

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