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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 56

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Allen Kukovich (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Lenny Santimyer (R) by 3.7 points.

Allen KukovichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%11,293
Lenny SantimyerRepublican
48.1%10,478
21,771 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+18.41972D+23.61974D+3.71980D+16.11982D+37.21984D+11.81986

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