1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 2
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Francis J. Lynch (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Samuel Weinberg (R) by 23.9 points.
Francis J. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%39,018
Samuel WeinbergRepublican
38.1%23,966
62,984 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