1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Norman S. Berson (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Tabas (R) by 29.6 points.
Norman S. BersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%11,885
Lawrence J. TabasRepublican
33.3%6,287
Tim McDermottLibertarian
3.8%724
18,896 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