1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 80
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Edwin G. Johnson (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Cassidy (D) by 14.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edwin G. JohnsonRepublican · winner
57.1%10,512
Michael E. CassidyDemocrat · incumbent
42.9%7,904
18,416 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET