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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 18

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Jeanette F. Reibman (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Harding Jr. (R) by 12.8 points.

Jeanette F. ReibmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%33,955
43.6%26,271
60,226 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+11.71982D+24.61986D+17.41990R+0.21994D+10.91998D+23.52002

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