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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 136

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Edmund J. Sieminski (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Freeman (D) by 6.2 points.

Edmund J. SieminskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%8,800
Bob FreemanDemocrat
46.5%7,769
Courtenay HoughLibertarian
0.7%125
16,694 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+23.81974D+22.81976R+15.41978R+6.21980D+11.41982D+8.81984

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

The candidates

Edmund J. Sieminski (R)Bob Freeman (D)

Also on the ballot: Courtenay Hough (Libertarian), 0.7%