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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 202

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mark B. Cohen (D) won with 97.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Esler (Ind) by 94.4 points.

Mark B. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.2%18,561
Thomas E. EslerIndependent
2.8%538
19,099 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+35.81972D+51.61974D+59.61976D+50.51978D+20.01982D+29.61984

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