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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election?

William H. Gray III won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election. William H. Gray III received 132,594 popular votes (81.97%). The main challenger was Roland J. Atkins (15.94%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Atkins

III +66.0 pts · won by 106,809 votes
William H. Gray IIIDemocraticWINNER81.97%
132,594 votes
Roland J. AtkinsRepublican15.94%
25,785 votes
Benjamin A. Baileysocialist workers1.43%
2,321 votes
Anton Henry Chaitkinlabor0.65%
1,059 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.