1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Henry C. Messinger (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Stanley E. McCormack (R) by 2.1 points.
Henry C. MessingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%31,483
Stanley E. McCormackRepublican
49.0%30,212
61,695 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