1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 22
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Robert J. Mellow (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Leona E. Lenczycka (R) by 19.7 points.
Robert J. MellowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%45,775
Leona E. LenczyckaRepublican
40.1%30,685
76,460 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