1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 50
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
R. Budd Dwyer (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating William L. Fleming (D) by 36.9 points.
R. Budd DwyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%42,527
William L. FlemingDemocrat
31.5%19,598
62,125 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