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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 24

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edwin G. Holl (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating John Farrell (D) by 37.5 points.

Edwin G. HollRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%44,144
John FarrellDemocrat
31.3%20,082
64,226 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

EvenR+37.51978R+35.41982R+40.31986R+36.11994R+8.01998R+10.12002

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