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1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election?

Austin J. Murphy won the 1978 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election. Austin J. Murphy received 99,559 popular votes (71.59%). The main challenger was Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (28.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and Ecoff

Murphy +43.2 pts · won by 60,041 votes
Austin J. MurphyDemocraticWINNER71.59%
99,559 votes
Marilyn Coyle EcoffRepublican28.41%
39,518 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.