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1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 54

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Terry E. Vanhorne (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Michael N. Leard (R) by 46.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Terry E. VanhorneDemocrat · winner
73.3%13,715
26.7%4,984
18,699 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

EvenD+25.61972R+24.41978D+46.71980D+24.31992D+25.41998D+20.42004

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