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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 4

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry E. Bowser (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating William Ditrich (D) by 31.2 points.

Harry E. BowserRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%13,936
33.8%7,246
Jerome LynchLibertarian
1.1%227
21,409 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

EvenR+22.11974R+24.61976R+22.91978R+31.21980R+26.31982D+1.81988

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

The candidates

Harry E. Bowser (R)William Ditrich (D)

Also on the ballot: Jerome Lynch (Libertarian), 1.1%