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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Pennsylvania
      1980·U.S. House·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania U.S. House

      25 districtsD 13R 12
      25 districts|D won 13|R won 12|Closest: PA-24
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      PA-01
      Thomas M FogliettaDEM
      DEM155,45137.8%
      D+47.5
      PA-02
      William H Gray IIIDEM
      DEM131,82896.4%
      D+96.4
      PA-03
      Raymond F LedererDEM
      DEM124,60854.5%
      D+21.7
      PA-04
      Charles F DoughertyREP
      REP201,37063.3%
      R+26.6
      PA-05
      Richard T SchulzeREP
      REP198,23575.1%
      R+51.4
      PA-06
      Gus YatronDEM
      DEM175,80967.1%
      D+34.2
      PA-07
      Robert W EdgarDEM
      DEM187,02453.1%
      D+6.3
      PA-08
      James K CoyneREP
      REP204,34550.7%
      R+1.9
      PA-09
      Bud ShusterREP
      REP157,241100.0%
      R+100.0
      PA-10
      Joseph Michael McDadeREP
      REP190,31976.6%
      R+53.9
      PA-11
      James L NelliganREP
      REP180,32451.9%
      R+3.8
      PA-12
      John P MurthaDEM
      DEM179,74959.4%
      D+18.8
      PA-13
      Lawrence CoughlinREP
      REP197,58470.0%
      R+40.7
      PA-14
      William J CoyneDEM
      DEM149,62468.5%
      D+39.1
      PA-15
      Donald Lawrence RitterREP
      REP167,72559.5%
      R+19.8
      PA-16
      Robert S WalkerREP
      REP168,65676.9%
      R+53.9
      PA-17
      Allen E ErtelDEM
      DEM161,78560.6%
      D+21.1
      PA-18
      Douglas WalgrenDEM
      DEM186,46268.5%
      D+36.9
      PA-19
      William F GoodlingREP
      REP180,00276.0%
      R+52.9
      PA-20
      Joseph M GaydosDEM
      DEM168,41372.5%
      D+45.0
      PA-21
      Donald A BaileyDEM
      DEM164,24868.5%
      D+36.9
      PA-22
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      DEM169,76869.6%
      D+40.1
      PA-23
      Bill ClingerREP
      REP167,04673.5%
      R+49.0
      PA-24
      Marc Lincoln MarksREP
      REP174,55549.7%
      R+0.1
      PA-25
      Eugene V AtkinsonDEM
      DEM178,58567.1%
      D+34.2
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