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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-21
      1978·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 21 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Donald A Bailey
      52.9%73,712 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Robert H Miller
      47.1%65,622 votes
      Margin
      D+5.8
      139,334 total votes
      2 candidates139,334 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Donald A BaileyDEM✓
      		DEM73,71252.9%
      Robert H MillerREP
      		REP65,62247.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      2000
      Phil EnglishREP
      R+21.7
      1998
      Phil EnglishREP
      R+26.8
      1996
      Phil EnglishREP
      R+1.4
      1994
      Phil EnglishREP
      R+2.6
      1992
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+36.1
      Redistricted
      1990
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+100.0
      1988
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+57.5
      1986
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+61.7
      1984
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+31.3
      1982
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+0.5
      Redistricted
      1980
      Donald A BaileyDEM
      D+36.9
      1976
      John H DentDEM
      D+18.8
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Robert H MillerREP
      Record15W-14L
      Avg MarginR+27.9
      Career1968-2016
      State House / US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Donald A BaileyDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Pennsylvania, 1978

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