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2010Final results

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 178

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Scott A. Petri (R) won re-election with 69.1% of the vote, defeating David Apfelbaum (D) by 38.1 points.

Scott A. PetriRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%17,665
30.9%7,909
25,574 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 2010

The seat's recent races

EvenR+10.22002R+24.82004R+18.92006R+17.32008R+38.12010

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)