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1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 3

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Karl Boyes (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Jess Jiuliante (D) by 13.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Karl BoyesRepublican · winner
56.9%16,171
43.1%12,267
28,438 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+33.31974D+18.81976D+27.21978R+13.71980R+45.01988R+53.82002

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