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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Odonnell (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Mattie Freeman Stephens (R) by 40.3 points.

Robert W. OdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%9,781
27.2%3,942
John BrickhouseConstitution
5.2%755
14,478 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+34.41974D+49.21976D+29.41978D+40.31980D+38.21982D+54.01984

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