1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 39
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Robb Austin (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Alan C. Meehleib (R) by 52.9 points.
Robb AustinDemocrat · winner
72.0%12,055
Alan C. MeehleibRepublican
19.1%3,194
Fran SilerIndependent
8.9%1,492
16,741 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