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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 76

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Russell P. Letterman (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Cummings (R) by 27.4 points.

Russell P. LettermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%9,510
36.3%5,416
14,926 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+2.71972D+32.71974D+26.11976D+27.41978D+23.61980D+9.81982

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