2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 178
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Scott A. Petri (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Steven Rovner (D) by 17.3 points.
Scott A. PetriRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%20,557
Steven RovnerDemocrat
40.1%14,358
Bill OneillIndependent
2.5%910
35,825 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET