1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 38
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Richard D. Olasz (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating G. Howard Foster (R) by 11.5 points.
Richard D. OlaszDemocrat · winner
55.8%11,984
G. Howard FosterRepublican
44.2%9,509
21,493 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET