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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election?

Robert S. Walker won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election. Robert S. Walker received 91,910 popular votes (77.04%). The main challenger was Charles W. Boohar (22.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Walker and Boohar

Walker +54.1 pts · won by 64,524 votes
Robert S. WalkerRepublicanWINNER77.04%
91,910 votes
Charles W. BooharDemocratic22.96%
27,386 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.