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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 08)

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



 
County Peter Kostmayer*
(D)		 Roger Bowers
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 89,27661.1% 56,77638.9% 00.0% 32,500 146,052
Total R vote: 56,776 (38.9%)      Total D vote: 89,276 (61.1%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $131,010 $52,584
Total Receipts: $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/08/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Peter Kostmayer*
Total Disbursements: $131,010

**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/08/1978

Roger Bowers
Total Disbursements: $52,584

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Roger Bowers 12,223 34.8%
2   Leon O'Connor 8,128 23.1%
3   Ed Connolly 8,095 23.0%
4   Robert Graham 4,315 12.3%
5   Duncan Beaton 2,367 6.7%
TOTAL VOTES 35,128  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Peter Kostmayer* 25,755 85.2%
2   Kathleen Gettis 4,461 14.8%
TOTAL VOTES 30,216