Elections / 1978 · House · PA-09
PA-09 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionPA-09 · U.S. HouseShusterR+49.8
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Bud Shuster (i) ✓Republican | 74.9% | 101,151 |
|---|---|---|
| Blaine Leroy Havice Jr.Democrat | 25.1% | 33,882 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
PA-09 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 391,735 | |
| 2022 | R | 301,807 | |
| 2020 | R | 351,254 | |
| 2018 | R | 248,927 | |
| 2016 | R | 294,565 | |
| 2014 | R | 173,317 | |
| 2012 | R | 274,305 | |
| 2010 | R | 194,226 | |
| 2008 | R | 273,686 | |
| 2006 | R | 200,820 | |
| 2004 | R | 265,107 | |
| 2002 | R | 174,849 | |
| 2000 | R | 184,401 | |
| 1998 | R | 126,027 | |
| 1996 | R | 192,822 | |
| 1994 | R | 147,203 | |
| 1992 | R | 182,406 | |
| 1990 | R | 106,632 | |
| 1988 | R | 158,702 | |
| 1986 | R | 120,890 | |
| 1984 | R | 177,986 | |
| 1982 | R | 141,905 | |
| 1980 | R | 157,241 | |
| 1978 | R | 135,033 | |
| 1976 | R | 154,359 |
Same ballot, 1978PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.