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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Reid L. Bennett (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Foreman (R) by 24.4 points.

Reid L. BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%9,567
Phil ForemanRepublican
37.8%5,812
15,379 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

EvenD+7.41972D+33.91974D+24.41978D+19.31980D+54.71982D+53.21986

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