1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 170
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Frank A. Salvatore (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Farinella (D) by 39.9 points.
Frank A. SalvatoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%18,127
Louis J. FarinellaDemocrat
30.1%7,795
25,922 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