1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 79
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Geist (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John P. Milliron (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard A. GeistRepublican · winner
51.7%8,545
John P. MillironDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%7,977
16,522 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