1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 28
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Ralph W. Hess (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur J. Glatfelter (D) by 38.1 points.
Ralph W. HessRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%42,943
Arthur J. GlatfelterDemocrat
31.0%19,249
62,192 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