1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 78
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Clarence E. Dietz (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Arthur Pepe (D) by 26.2 points.
Clarence E. DietzRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%11,808
Arthur PepeDemocrat
36.9%6,907
18,715 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET