1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 34
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ronald R. Cowell (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Daniel Paul Zajdel (R) by 24.9 points.
Ronald R. CowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%13,646
Daniel Paul ZajdelRepublican
37.6%8,207
21,853 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET