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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 157

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Peter R. Vroon (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating John Lord (D) by 47.5 points.

Peter R. VroonRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%16,989
John LordDemocrat
26.2%6,041
23,030 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+21.81974R+37.71976R+42.81978R+47.51980R+41.81982R+50.31984

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