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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Odonnell (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Christine Pasquariello (R) by 29.4 points.

Robert W. OdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%10,040
35.3%5,472
15,512 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+13.61972D+34.41974D+49.21976D+29.41978D+40.31980D+38.21982

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