1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 166
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Stephen Freind (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Beckett (D) by 45.3 points.
Stephen FreindRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%19,672
Thomas BeckettDemocrat
27.4%7,407
27,079 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