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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 178

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roy Reinard (R) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Lance C. Erb (D) by 52.8 points.

Roy ReinardRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.4%21,003
Lance C. ErbDemocrat
23.6%6,483
27,486 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+16.91982R+50.41984R+50.71986R+52.81988R+37.11990R+36.51992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET