1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House election results, district by district
Pennsylvania's U.S. House races in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed0%0 races
Every district
D 15 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Michael Myers (D) | 45.8 | |
| PA-2 | William Gray (D) | 66.0 | |
| PA-3 | Raymond F. Lederer (D) | 43.6 | |
| PA-4 | Charles F. Dougherty (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 50.2 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 47.6 | |
| PA-7 | Bob Edgar (D) | 0.9 | |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 22.3 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | 49.8 | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 52.9 | |
| PA-11 | Daniel J. Flood (D) | 15.1 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 37.4 | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 41.0 | |
| PA-14 | William S. Moorhead (D) | 15.1 | |
| PA-15 | Donald Ritter (R) | 6.4 | Flipped |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 54.1 | |
| PA-17 | Allen E. Ertel (D) | 19.3 | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 15.0 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 57.3 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 44.3 | |
| PA-21 | Don Bailey (D) | 5.8 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | 43.2 | |
| PA-23 | William Clinger (R) | 8.6 | Flipped |
| PA-24 | Marc L. Marks (R) | 28.1 | |
| PA-25 | Eugene V. Atkinson (D) | 4.2 | Flipped |
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab