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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-25
      1978·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 25 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Eugene V Atkinson
      46.5%68,293 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Tim Shaffer
      42.3%62,160 votes
      Margin
      D+4.2
      146,948 total votes
      4 candidates146,948 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Eugene V AtkinsonDEM✓
      		DEM68,29346.5%
      Tim ShafferREP
      		REP62,16042.3%
      Robert Henry MorrisIND
      		IND10,5887.2%
      John W CookIND
      		IND5,9074.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1980
      Eugene V AtkinsonDEM
      D+34.2
      1976
      Gary A MyersREP
      R+13.6
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Eugene V AtkinsonDEM
      Record2W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      John W CookIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert Henry MorrisIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Tim ShafferREP
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginR+26.5
      Career1978-1992
      State Senate / US House
      Full profile →

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