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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 171

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roland Greenfield (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating John P. McDermott (R) by 0.9 points.

Roland GreenfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%13,453
49.6%13,214
26,667 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+44.51974D+19.81976D+10.31978D+0.91980D+13.31982D+12.21984

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