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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election?

Joseph Michael McDade won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election. Joseph Michael McDade received 116,003 popular votes (76.46%). The main challenger was Gene Basalyga (23.54%).

See the full head-to-head between McDade and Basalyga

McDade +52.9 pts · won by 80,282 votes
Joseph Michael McDadeRepublicanWINNER76.46%
116,003 votes
Gene BasalygaDemocratic23.54%
35,721 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.