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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 202

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mark B. Cohen (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Sideris N. Bastas (R) by 50.5 points.

Mark B. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%13,991
24.7%4,596
Richard MaysIndependent
0.0%1
18,588 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+35.81972D+51.61974D+59.61976D+50.51978D+20.01982D+29.61984

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

The candidates

Mark B. Cohen (D)Sideris N. Bastas (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Mays (Independent), 0.0%