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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 10

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edward L. Howard (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating James F. Blake (D) by 24.7 points.

Edward L. HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%43,399
37.6%26,189
69,588 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+24.71978R+40.21986R+31.81990R+38.81994R+31.41998R+23.02002

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