1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Pennsylvania's 11th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Jim Nelligan (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Raphael Musto (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim NelliganRepublican · winner
51.9%93,621
Raphael MustoDemocrat
48.1%86,703
180,324 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.
Raphael MustoJim Nelligan
$282.8K
Raised by the campaign
$94.2K
$273.6K
Spent by the campaign
$102.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980