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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-24
      1978·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 24 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Marc Lincoln Marks
      64.0%87,041 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Joseph P Vigorito
      36.0%48,894 votes
      Margin
      R+28.1
      135,935 total votes
      2 candidates135,935 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Marc Lincoln MarksREP✓
      		REP87,04164.0%
      Joseph P VigoritoDEM
      		DEM48,89436.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1980
      Marc Lincoln MarksREP
      R+0.1
      1976
      Marc Lincoln MarksREP
      R+11.6
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Joseph P VigoritoDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
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      Marc Lincoln MarksREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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