1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jim Merry (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Fortin (D) by 16.8 points.
Jim MerryRepublican · winner
58.4%13,172
Thomas D. FortinDemocrat
41.6%9,385
22,557 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