1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 6
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Tom Swift (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Julius Russell (D) by 28.8 points.
Tom SwiftRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%13,234
Julius RussellDemocrat
35.6%7,317
20,551 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