1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 48
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David Sweet (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Oshinsky (R) by 24.9 points.
David SweetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%13,037
Frank J. OshinskyRepublican
37.6%7,841
20,878 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