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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 112,711 popular votes (70.51%). The main challenger was Alan Bendix Rubenstein (29.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Coughlin and Rubenstein

Coughlin +41.0 pts · won by 65,560 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER70.51%
112,711 votes
Alan Bendix RubensteinDemocratic29.49%
47,151 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.