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1978 United States Congressional Elections – Pennsylvania

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Michael Myers (D-inc) – 104,41271.93%

Samuel N. Fanelli (R) – 37,91326.12%

Jeffrey C. Smith (L) – 2,8371.95%

Total Votes – 145,162100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

William H. Gray (D) – 132,59481.97%

Roland J. Atkins (R) – 25,78515.94%

Benjamin A. Bailey (SW) – 2,3211.43%

Anton Henry Chaitkin (Labor) – 1,0590.65%

Total Votes – 161,759100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Raymond F. Lederer (D-inc) – 86,01571.82%

Raymond S. Kauffman (R) – 33,75028.18%

Total Votes – 119,765100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Gain

Charles F. Dougherty (R) – 110,44555.78%

Joshua Eilberg (D-inc) – 87,55544.22%

Total Votes – 198,000100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Richard T. Schulze (R-inc) – 110,56575.08%

Murray P. Zealor (D) – 36,70424.92%

Total Votes – 147,269100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Gus Yatron (D-inc) – 106,43173.82%

Stephen Mazur (R) – 37,74626.18%

Total Votes – 144,177100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Robert W. Edgar (D-inc) – 79,77150.26%

Eugene Daniel Kane (R) – 78,40349.40%

Anthony Nazzereno Esposito (Labor) – 5400.34%

Total Votes – 158,714100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Peter H. Kostmayer (D-inc) – 89,27661.13%

G. Roger Bowers (R) – 56,77638.87%

Total Votes – 146,052100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Bud Shuster (R-inc) – 101,15174.91%

Blaine Leroy Havice, Jr. (D) – 33,88225.09%

Total Votes – 135,033100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Joseph M. McDade (R-inc) – 116,00376.46%

Gene Basalyga (D) – 35,72123.54%

Total Votes – 151,724100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Daniel J. Flood (D-inc) – 61,43357.54%

Robert P. Hudock (R) – 45,33542.46%

Total Votes – 106,768100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

John Murtha (D-inc) – 104,21668.72%

Luther V. Elkin (R) – 47,44231.28%

Total Votes – 151,658100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

R. Lawrence Coughlin (R-inc) – 112,71170.51%

Alan Bendix Rubenstein (D) – 47,15129.49%

Total Votes – 159,862100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

William S. Moorhead (D-inc) – 68,00457.05%

Stan Thomas (R) – 49,99241.94%

Stanley James Kuziel (AI) – 1,2061.01%

Total Votes – 119,202100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Gain

Donald L. Ritter (R) – 65,98653.19%

Fred B. Rooney (D-inc) – 58,07746.81%

Total Votes – 124,063100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Robert Smith Walker (R-inc) – 91,91077.04%

Charles W. Boohar (D) – 27,38622.96%

Total Votes – 119,296100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Allen E. Ertel (D-inc) – 79,23459.64%

Thomas Richard Rippon (R) – 53,61340.36%

Total Votes – 132,847100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Doug Walgren (D-inc) – 88,29957.09%

Ted Jacob (R) – 65,08842.08%

James Gelvin (Labor) – 1,2840.83%

Total Votes – 154,671100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

William F. Goodling (R-inc) – 105,42478.67%

Raj Kumar (D) – 28,57721.33%

Total Votes – 134,001100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Joseph M. Gaydos (D-inc) – 97,74572.14%

Kathleen M. Meyer (R) – 37,74527.86%

Total Votes – 135,490100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Donald A. Bailey (D) – 73,71252.90%

Robert H. Miller (R) – 65,62247.10%

Total Votes – 139,334100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold

Austin J. Murphy (D-inc) – 99,55971.59%

Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (R) – 39,51828.41%

Total Votes – 139,077100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Gain

William F. Clinger, Jr. (R) – 73,19454.28%

Joseph S. Ammerman (D-inc) – 61,65745.72%

Total Votes – 134,851100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – GOP Hold

Marc L. Marks (R-inc) – 87,04164.03%

Joseph P. Vigorito (D) – 48,89435.97%

Total Votes – 135,935100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Gain

Eugene Atkinson (D) – 68,29346.47%

Tim Shaffer (R) – 62,16042.30%

Robert Henry Morris (I) – 10,5887.21%

John W. Cook (I) – 5,9074.02%

Total Votes – 146,948100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives