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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 118

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas M. Tigue (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating James Tighe (R) by 32.6 points.

Thomas M. TigueDemocrat · winner
66.3%18,011
James TigheRepublican
33.7%9,146
27,157 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+49.71974D+41.61976D+27.91978D+32.61980D+55.91982D+42.81984

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