1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David S. Hayes (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Brian Pitzer (D) by 26.1 points.
David S. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%10,765
Brian PitzerDemocrat
37.0%6,309
17,074 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