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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 103

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Pete Wambach (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Klein (R) by 11.0 points.

Pete WambachDemocrat · winner
53.3%5,589
Joseph A. KleinRepublican
42.2%4,430
Wendell V. BanksIndependent
4.5%475
10,494 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+4.31974D+29.31976D+16.81978D+11.01980D+29.81982D+39.91984

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

The candidates

Pete Wambach (D)Joseph A. Klein (R)

Also on the ballot: Wendell V. Banks (Independent), 4.5%