Pa Gov 1978

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1978
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democrat	Plurality	Winner	Socialist Workers	Consumer	Other	Pct Rep	Pct Demo	Pct Other
		Richard Thornburgh	Pete Flaherty			Mark Zola	Lee Frissell
Pennsylvania	3741969	1966042	1737888	228154	R	20062	17593	384	52.54	46.44	1.02
Adams	16507	10386	6034	4352	R	38	46	3	62.92	36.55	0.53
Allegheny	506470	241111	258981	-17870	D	4427	1749	202	47.61	51.13	1.26
Armstrong	24014	9665	14263	-4598	D	32	53	1	40.25	59.39	0.36
Beaver	66299	21887	44094	-22207	D	117	184	17	33.01	66.51	0.48
Bedford	13894	8147	5690	2457	R	5	50	2	58.64	40.95	0.41
Berks	80332	43286	36252	7034	R	457	337	0	53.88	45.13	0.99
Blair	40032	20976	18678	2298	R	52	326	0	52.40	46.66	0.94
Bradford	14355	10637	3629	7008	R	34	53	2	74.10	25.28	0.62
Bucks	129127	74446	53394	21052	R	742	545	0	57.65	41.35	1.00
Butler	40332	17003	23027	-6024	D	163	139	0	42.16	57.09	0.75
Cambria	60679	22427	37771	-15344	D	95	386	0	36.96	62.25	0.79
Cameron	2364	1377	982	395	R	0	5	0	58.25	41.54	0.21
Carbon	16205	8862	7180	1682	R	104	59	0	54.69	44.31	1.01
Centre	30209	18529	11343	7186	R	157	147	33	61.34	37.55	1.12
Chester	85012	58481	25935	32546	R	282	314	0	68.79	30.51	0.70
Clarion	12556	5677	6833	-1156	D	16	27	3	45.21	54.42	0.37
Clearfield	23719	10989	12619	-1630	D	44	64	3	46.33	53.20	0.47
Clinton	9387	5563	3703	1860	R	64	56	1	59.26	39.45	1.29
Columbia	19140	10907	8122	2785	R	48	55	8	56.99	42.43	0.58
Crawford	23677	13214	10185	3029	R	88	189	1	55.81	43.02	1.17
Cumberland	50534	35311	14798	20513	R	275	139	11	69.88	29.28	0.84
Dauphin	64704	42546	21426	21120	R	541	191	0	65.75	33.11	1.13
Delaware	208445	125744	80468	45276	R	1428	805	0	60.32	38.60	1.07
Elk	11717	4781	6893	-2112	D	15	28	0	40.80	58.83	0.37
Erie	78753	41670	35899	5771	R	704	480	0	52.91	45.58	1.50
Fayette	42337	13843	28225	-14382	D	185	83	1	32.70	66.67	0.64
Forest	1955	974	972	2	R	4	4	1	49.82	49.72	0.46
Franklin	26510	17323	9014	8309	R	51	122	0	65.35	34.00	0.65
Fulton	3303	1827	1458	369	R	3	11	4	55.31	44.14	0.54
Greene	11296	4029	7215	-3186	D	21	26	5	35.67	63.87	0.46
Huntingdon	11064	6781	4224	2557	R	17	42	0	61.29	38.18	0.53
Indiana	24047	11986	11911	75	R	41	109	0	49.84	49.53	0.62
Jefferson	14254	6896	7289	-393	D	15	54	0	48.38	51.14	0.48
Juniata	6227	3814	2389	1425	R	11	13	0	61.25	38.37	0.39
Lackawanna	79276	43558	35411	8147	R	163	144	0	54.94	44.67	0.39
Lancaster	81843	59416	21768	37648	R	366	289	4	72.60	26.60	0.81
Lawrence	33082	11874	21051	-9177	D	77	77	3	35.89	63.63	0.47
Lebanon	25950	16652	9066	7586	R	129	99	4	64.17	34.94	0.89
Lehigh	69603	40509	28516	11993	R	336	232	10	58.20	40.97	0.83
Luzerne	109089	56054	52513	3541	R	265	257	0	51.38	48.14	0.48
Lycoming	31440	19371	11815	7556	R	153	101	0	61.61	37.58	0.81
McKean	10818	7106	3586	3520	R	48	78	0	65.69	33.15	1.16
Mercer	34591	17052	17119	-67	D	283	125	12	49.30	49.49	1.21
Mifflin	10764	6266	4406	1860	R	57	33	2	58.21	40.93	0.85
Monroe	15672	9100	6398	2702	R	108	64	2	58.07	40.82	1.11
Montgomery	207295	135304	70272	65032	R	660	1034	25	65.27	33.90	0.83
Montour	4676	2870	1782	1088	R	8	16	0	61.38	38.11	0.51
Northampton	56682	31024	24909	6115	R	480	269	0	54.73	43.95	1.32
Northumberland	31391	18264	12513	5751	R	431	183	0	58.18	39.86	1.96
Perry	10373	7120	3200	3920	R	26	27	0	68.64	30.85	0.51
Philadelphia	719641	336771	371646	-34875	D	4852	6372	0	46.80	51.64	1.56
Pike	5351	3516	1789	1727	R	23	23	0	65.71	33.43	0.86
Potter	5318	3391	1904	1487	R	5	18	0	63.76	35.80	0.43
Schuylkill	57835	33407	24183	9224	R	103	142	0	57.76	41.81	0.42
Snyder	8398	6324	2039	4285	R	12	23	0	75.30	24.28	0.42
Somerset	25425	10578	14720	-4142	D	33	94	0	41.60	57.90	0.50
Sullivan	2427	1482	936	546	R	2	7	0	61.06	38.57	0.37
Susquehanna	11864	8054	3763	4291	R	24	23	0	67.89	31.72	0.40
Tioga	11235	8371	2827	5544	R	14	23	0	74.51	25.16	0.33
Union	8094	6079	1944	4135	R	36	35	0	75.11	24.02	0.88
Venango	17056	8515	8479	36	R	23	35	4	49.92	49.71	0.36
Warren	12292	7561	4584	2977	R	92	55	0	61.51	37.29	1.20
Washington	67537	22796	44491	-21695	D	107	143	0	33.75	65.88	0.37
Wayne	9674	7016	2584	4432	R	49	24	1	75.52	26.71	0.76
Westmoreland	116282	39398	76049	-36651	D	511	317	7	33.88	65.40	0.72
Wyoming	7537	5389	2108	3281	R	10	20	10	71.50	27.97	0.53
York	74005	44759	28621	16138	R	300	320	5	60.48	38.67	0.84

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1978-79, p. 728.

Previous Election || Next Election || 1978 Election Map
Back to Gubernatorial Index || Home Page