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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election
Pennsylvania · 2 candidates
Ertel +19.3 pts · won by 25,621 votes
Allen ErtelDemocraticWINNER59.64%
79,234 votes
Thomas Richard RipponRepublican40.36%
53,613 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).