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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 23

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ivan Itkin (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene H. Saulsbury (R) by 44.9 points.

Ivan ItkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%12,975
27.5%4,933
17,908 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+0.61972D+61.51974D+34.91976D+44.91978D+38.71980D+59.61982

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