1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 24
Races25
Changed party5
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Francis J. Lynch (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-4 | Joseph F. Smith (D) | 29.7 | |
| SD-6 | H. Craig Lewis (D) | 6.8 | |
| SD-8 | Harold Spence (R) | 71.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Edward L. Howard (R) | 24.7 | |
| SD-12 | Stewart Greenleaf Jr. (R) | 38.5 | |
| SD-14 | Martin L. Murray (D) | 17.6 | |
| SD-16 | Henry C. Messinger (D) | 2.1 | |
| SD-18 | Jeanette F. Reibman (D) | 12.8 | |
| SD-20 | Frank J. Oconnell (R) | 42.8 | |
| SD-22 | Robert J. Mellow (D) | 19.7 | |
| SD-24 | Edwin G. Holl (R) | 37.5 | |
| SD-26 | F. Joseph Loeper (R) | 5.6 | Flipped |
| SD-28 | Ralph W. Hess (R) | 38.1 | |
| SD-30 | Robert C. Jubelirer (R) | 40.1 | |
| SD-32 | J. William Lincoln (D) | 34.6 | |
| SD-34 | J. Doyle Corman (R) | 18.7 | Flipped |
| SD-36 | Philip Price Jr. (R) | 3.6 | Flipped |
| SD-38 | Leonard Bodack (D) | 25.3 | |
| SD-40 | Edward M. Early (D) | 16.8 | |
| SD-42 | Eugene F. Scanlon (D) | 28.6 | |
| SD-44 | Frank A. Pecora (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| SD-46 | J. Barry Stout (D) | 38.8 | |
| SD-48 | Clarence F. Manbeck (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-50 | R. Budd Dwyer (R) | 36.9 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner