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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 158

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph R. Pitts (R) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Tropia (D) by 54.9 points.

Joseph R. PittsRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.5%19,731
22.5%5,739
25,470 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+29.31974R+44.01976R+59.01978R+54.91980R+51.61982R+33.21990

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