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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 8

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roy W. Wilt (R) won with 93.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard G. McNally (Ind) by 86.2 points.

Roy W. WiltRepublican · winner · incumbent
93.1%12,266
6.9%910
13,176 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

EvenR+41.41972R+35.71974R+25.81976R+8.81982R+31.11984R+37.91986

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