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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 149

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard A. McClatchy (R) won re-election with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Irv C. Jaffe (D) by 38.2 points.

Richard A. McClatchyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%16,780
Irv C. JaffeDemocrat
30.3%7,427
Gerald M. SenkerLibertarian
1.1%278
24,485 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+30.71972R+20.01974R+20.81976R+40.21978R+38.21980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Richard A. McClatchy (R)Irv C. Jaffe (D)

Also on the ballot: Gerald M. Senker (Libertarian), 1.1%