1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 139
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Foster (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Birmelin (D) by 23.4 points.
William W. FosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%15,731
Jerry BirmelinDemocrat
38.3%9,772
25,503 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