1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 178
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James McIntyre (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Al Rubin (R) by 11.5 points.
James McIntyreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%8,261
Al RubinRepublican
44.3%6,561
14,822 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