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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 4 Election?

Charles F. Dougherty won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 4 Election. Charles F. Dougherty received 110,445 popular votes (55.78%). The main challenger was Joshua Eilberg (44.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Dougherty and Eilberg

Dougherty +11.6 pts · won by 22,890 votes
Charles F. DoughertyRepublicanWINNER55.78%
110,445 votes
Joshua EilbergDemocratic44.22%
87,555 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.