1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania's 13th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Lawrence Coughlin (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Pete Slawek (D) by 40.7 points.
Lawrence CoughlinRepublican · winner
70.0%138,212
Pete SlawekDemocrat
29.2%57,745
Jon HouserLibertarian
0.8%1,627
197,584 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.
Pete SlawekLawrence Coughlin
$17.2K
Raised by the campaign
$109.5K
$17.2K
Spent by the campaign
$103.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 30, 1980; FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980