1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 53
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Roosevelt I. Polite (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Daniels (D) by 44.8 points.
Roosevelt I. PoliteRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.4%13,292
Michael J. DanielsDemocrat
27.6%5,067
18,359 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