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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 162

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Gerald J. Spitz (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Lewis (D) by 27.6 points.

Gerald J. SpitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%12,969
36.2%7,360
20,329 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

EvenD+5.11974R+0.11976R+14.81978R+27.61980R+8.21982R+15.51984

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