1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 153
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph Hoeffel (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Theodore H. Swan Jr. (R) by 8.0 points.
Joseph HoeffelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%14,483
Theodore H. Swan Jr.Republican
46.0%12,348
26,831 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