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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard T. Schulze won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard T. Schulze received 110,565 popular votes (75.08%). The main challenger was Murray P. Zealor (24.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Schulze and Zealor

Schulze +50.2 pts · won by 73,861 votes
Richard T. SchulzeRepublicanWINNER75.08%
110,565 votes
Murray P. ZealorDemocratic24.92%
36,704 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.