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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 14

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Martin L. Murray (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Howard G. Williams (R) by 17.6 points.

Martin L. MurrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%39,056
41.2%27,361
66,417 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

EvenD+17.61978D+32.21982D+54.91986D+32.21994D+16.72010D+7.02022

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