1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 156
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Elinor Z. Taylor (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Martin A. Watkins (D) by 42.6 points.
Elinor Z. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%18,641
Martin A. WatkinsDemocrat
28.2%7,425
James B. DurkinConstitution
0.9%232
26,298 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