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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election?

William F. Goodling won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election. William F. Goodling received 105,424 popular votes (78.67%). The main challenger was Raj Kumar (21.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodling and Kumar

Goodling +57.3 pts · won by 76,847 votes
William F. GoodlingRepublicanWINNER78.67%
105,424 votes
Raj KumarDemocratic21.33%
28,577 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.