1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 197
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Junius M. Emerson (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Andrew J. Carn (Oth) by 41.2 points.
Junius M. EmersonDemocrat · winner
67.8%8,600
Andrew J. CarnOther party
26.6%3,370
Leonard TravisRepublican
5.6%714
12,684 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