1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Gannon (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Nancy M. Collins (D) by 17.2 points.
Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%13,692
Nancy M. CollinsDemocrat
41.4%9,673
23,365 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