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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election?

Donald Lawrence Ritter won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election. Donald Lawrence Ritter received 65,986 popular votes (53.19%). The main challenger was Fred B. Rooney (46.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Ritter and Rooney

Ritter +6.4 pts · won by 7,909 votes
Donald Lawrence RitterRepublicanWINNER53.19%
65,986 votes
Fred B. RooneyDemocratic46.81%
58,077 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.