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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 63

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David R. Wright (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Richard I. Wiles (R) by 1.5 points.

David R. WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%9,492
49.2%9,210
18,702 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

EvenR+20.11972R+15.11974D+16.51976D+1.51978D+27.01980D+43.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET