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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 62

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul Wass (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Rubin (D) by 0.5 points.

Paul WassRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%11,783
Jay RubinDemocrat
49.8%11,667
23,450 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+34.91974R+12.11976R+26.81978R+0.51980R+8.41982R+15.81984

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