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1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 169

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John J. Swaim (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Stanley E. Boc (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John J. SwaimDemocrat · winner
54.3%12,471
Stanley E. BocRepublican
45.7%10,495
22,966 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+7.71974R+7.51976R+26.81978D+8.61980R+0.31982R+38.81984

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