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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 96

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Marvin E. Miller Jr. (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Harold Sommers (D) by 35.8 points.

Marvin E. Miller Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.9%7,450
32.1%3,524
10,974 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+4.51972R+13.51974R+13.21976R+35.81978R+26.71980R+10.41982

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