1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 52
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Harry Young Cochran (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Machan Pavelek (R) by 27.5 points.
Harry Young CochranDemocrat · winner
63.8%8,883
Machan PavelekRepublican
36.2%5,049
13,932 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