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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 32

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

J. William Lincoln (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John S. Cupp (R) by 34.6 points.

J. William LincolnDemocrat · winner
67.3%44,237
John S. CuppRepublican
32.7%21,516
65,753 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+34.61978D+30.91982D+21.91994D+35.71998D+36.22006R+15.92014

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