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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 66

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

L. Eugene Smith (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Caesar Ted Maruca (D) by 24.7 points.

L. Eugene SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%11,621
37.6%7,015
18,636 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+29.51972R+22.61974R+19.81976R+24.71978R+26.21980R+3.61986

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