1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 88
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John E. Scheaffer (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Saidis (D) by 14.7 points.
John E. ScheafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%10,467
Robert C. SaidisDemocrat
42.6%7,778
18,245 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