1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 131
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James P. Ritter (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating George Restum (R) by 28.1 points.
James P. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%11,012
George RestumRepublican
35.9%6,175
17,187 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET