1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Reno H. Thomas (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John Showers (D) by 15.0 points.
Reno H. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%9,631
John ShowersDemocrat
42.5%7,120
16,751 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