1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 6
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
H. Craig Lewis (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Alvin Katz (R) by 6.8 points.
H. Craig LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%45,626
Alvin KatzRepublican
46.6%39,814
85,440 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