1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 38
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Leonard Bodack (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Edward D. Scott (R) by 25.3 points.
Leonard BodackDemocrat · winner
59.6%31,073
Edward D. ScottRepublican
34.2%17,865
Jerry MorroneIndependent
6.2%3,224
52,162 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