1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 59
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jess Stairs (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene G. Saloom (D) by 33.0 points.
Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%12,333
Eugene G. SaloomDemocrat
33.5%6,213
18,546 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