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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 199

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

M. Joseph Rocks (R) won re-election with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Craig E. Hammes Jr. (D) by 60.1 points.

M. Joseph RocksRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.0%17,471
Craig E. Hammes Jr.Democrat
20.0%4,356
21,827 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+23.11972R+20.61974R+10.11976R+23.01978R+60.11980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

M. Joseph Rocks (R)Craig E. Hammes Jr. (D)