1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 89
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
R. Harry Bittle (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Rowe B. Byers (D) by 15.0 points.
R. Harry BittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%9,143
Rowe B. ByersDemocrat
42.5%6,752
15,895 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