district          incumbent       party  first elected                                       result                                          candidates
0   pennsylvania 5  richard t schulze  republican           1974                                 re - elected    richard t schulze (r) 67.2% bob burger (d) 32.8%
1   pennsylvania 6         gus yatron  democratic           1968                                 re - elected       gus yatron (d) 72.0% harry b martin (r) 28.0%
2   pennsylvania 7     robert w edgar  democratic           1974                                 re - elected    robert w edgar (d) 55.4% steve joachim (r) 44.6%
3   pennsylvania 9        bud shuster  republican           1972                                 re - elected     bud shuster (r) 65.1% eugene j duncan (d) 34.9%
4  pennsylvania 17      allen e ertel  democratic           1976  retired to run for governor republican gain  george gekas (r) 57.6% larry hochendoner (d) 42.4%

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