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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 07)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Bob Edgar*
(D)		 Eugene Kane
(R)		 Anthony Esposito
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 79,77150.3% 78,40349.4% 5400.3% 00.0% 1,368 158,714
Total R vote: 78,403 (49.4%)      Total D vote: 79,771 (50.3%)      Total Other vote: 540 (0.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $142,238 $216,347 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/PA/07/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bob Edgar*
Total Disbursements: $142,238

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/PA/07/1978

Eugene Kane
Total Disbursements: $216,347

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Eugene Kane 41,896 78.3%
2   Raymond Burrows 6,738 12.6%
3   Pete Diachenko 4,849 9.1%
TOTAL VOTES 53,483  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bob Edgar* 15,844 82.4%
2   Doris McHugh 3,377 17.6%
TOTAL VOTES 19,221