1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Pennsylvania's 1st District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Thomas Foglietta (Oth) won with 37.8% of the vote, defeating Michael Myers (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas FogliettaOther party · winner
37.8%58,737
Michael MyersDemocrat
34.1%52,956
Robert R. BurkeRepublican
24.4%37,893
Geoffrey SteinbergLibertarian
2.0%3,161
Shaheed Abdul HaqqOther party
1.7%2,704
155,451 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michael MyersRobert R. Burke
$31.2K
Raised by the campaign
$38.1K
$20.8K
Spent by the campaign
$37.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Thomas Foglietta $145.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980
The candidates
Thomas Foglietta (OTH)Michael Myers (D)Robert R. Burke (R)
Also on the ballot: Geoffrey Steinberg (Libertarian), 2.0%; Shaheed Abdul Haqq (Other party), 1.7%