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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 42

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Terry McVerry (R) won with 97.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Mayberry (Ind) by 95.4 points.

Terry McVerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
97.7%23,729
Larry MayberryIndependent
2.3%562
24,291 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+23.61972R+13.51974R+11.41976R+15.01978R+41.81982R+36.91986

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