1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 38
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Bernard R. Novak (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating G. Howard Foster (R) by 29.0 points.
Bernard R. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%11,441
G. Howard FosterRepublican
35.5%6,295
17,736 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