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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 2

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Italo S. Cappabianca (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Doutt (R) by 48.4 points.

Italo S. CappabiancaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%13,718
Robert L. DouttRepublican
25.8%4,775
18,493 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+29.61974D+19.01976D+15.51978D+48.41980D+42.61982D+43.01988

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