1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 26
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Michael Dawida (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating George Ruscitto (R) by 45.6 points.
Michael DawidaDemocrat · winner
64.6%11,427
George RuscittoRepublican
19.0%3,363
Eugene A. PhillipsIndependent
16.5%2,912
17,702 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET