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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 147

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Marilyn S. Lewis (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Phyllis J. Zitzer (D) by 34.5 points.

Marilyn S. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%14,519
32.7%7,066
21,585 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

EvenR+35.61974R+14.91976R+31.61978R+34.51980R+28.21982R+48.61984

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