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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Walgren won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Walgren received 88,299 popular votes (57.09%). The main challenger was Ted Jacob (42.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Walgren and Jacob

Walgren +15.0 pts · won by 23,211 votes
Douglas WalgrenDemocraticWINNER57.09%
88,299 votes
Ted JacobRepublican42.08%
65,088 votes
James Gelvinlabor0.83%
1,284 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.