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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Edgar won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Edgar received 79,771 popular votes (50.26%). The main challenger was Eugene Daniel Kane (49.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Edgar and Kane

Edgar +0.9 pts · won by 1,368 votes
Bob EdgarDemocraticWINNER50.26%
79,771 votes
Eugene Daniel KaneRepublican49.4%
78,403 votes
Anthony Nazzereno Espositolabor0.34%
540 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.