1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 50
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Bill Deweese (D) won with 81.3% of the vote, defeating Beatrice Mering (R) by 62.6 points.
Bill DeweeseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.3%14,036
Beatrice MeringRepublican
18.7%3,227
17,263 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