1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 188
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James D. Williams (D) won with 87.7% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Michael Carpenter (R) by 75.3 points.
James D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner
87.7%11,027
Lloyd Michael CarpenterRepublican
12.3%1,552
12,579 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