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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 31

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Brian D. Clark (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Kost (R) by 10.3 points.

Brian D. ClarkDemocrat · winner
55.1%8,978
Paul F. KostRepublican
44.9%7,304
16,282 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+6.91972D+36.91974D+21.21976D+10.31978D+32.51980D+38.71982

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