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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 165

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mary Ann Arty (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Frani Battista (D) by 31.5 points.

Mary Ann ArtyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%17,645
34.2%9,182
26,827 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+3.51974D+2.41976R+15.01978R+31.51980R+34.51982R+47.11984

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