1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 34
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ronald R. Cowell (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Sylvia Martin Lafranchi (R) by 21.8 points.
Ronald R. CowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%10,825
Sylvia Martin LafranchiRepublican
39.1%6,948
17,773 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