1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 40
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Edward M. Early (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Drew Ley (R) by 16.8 points.
Edward M. EarlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%47,362
Drew LeyRepublican
41.6%33,767
81,129 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