2004Final results
2004 election for Pennsylvania House District 178
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Scott A. Petri (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Lavanga (D) by 24.8 points.
Scott A. PetriRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%21,191
Michael A. LavangaDemocrat
36.9%12,674
Jay RussellLibertarian
1.3%461
34,326 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET