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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 182

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Samuel Rappaport (D) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Irvin Tarlow (R) by 51.6 points.

Samuel RappaportDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.8%12,081
Irvin TarlowRepublican
24.2%3,852
15,933 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+52.01974D+43.11976D+43.01978D+51.61980D+50.91982D+23.51984

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