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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 178

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roy Reinard (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Carl Cherkin (D) by 13.6 points.

Roy ReinardRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%16,424
Carl CherkinDemocrat
42.2%12,429
2.1%621
29,474 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+36.51992R+45.61994R+34.61996R+13.62000R+10.22002R+24.82004

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

The candidates

Roy Reinard (R)Carl Cherkin (D)

Also on the ballot: Jay Russell (Reform), 2.1%