1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 78
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Clarence E. Dietz (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur Pepe (D) by 37.6 points.
Clarence E. DietzRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%15,050
Arthur PepeDemocrat
31.2%6,829
21,879 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET