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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 73

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul J. Yahner (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William Bland (R) by 14.0 points.

Paul J. YahnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%9,840
William BlandRepublican
43.0%7,421
17,261 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+39.41972D+46.01974D+38.41976D+14.01978D+13.71980D+40.41982

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