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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election?

Donald A. Bailey won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election. Donald A. Bailey received 73,712 popular votes (52.9%). The main challenger was Robert H. Miller (47.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Bailey and Miller

Bailey +5.8 pts · won by 8,090 votes
Donald A. BaileyDemocraticWINNER52.9%
73,712 votes
Robert H. MillerRepublican47.1%
65,622 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.