1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 36
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Knight (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating James Flaherty (R) by 38.5 points.
William W. KnightDemocrat · winner
68.2%11,483
James FlahertyRepublican
29.7%5,001
Eugene E. NaceyIndependent
2.1%345
16,829 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