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1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 80

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Michael E. Cassidy (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating W. William Wilt (R) by 13.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael E. CassidyDemocrat · winner
56.8%11,925
W. William WiltRepublican · incumbent
43.2%9,085
21,010 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+13.51972R+7.21974D+13.51976R+14.21978R+26.21980R+50.01984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET