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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mike Gruitza (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Neil Gargano (R) by 19.3 points.

Mike GruitzaDemocrat · winner
59.7%11,676
Neil GarganoRepublican
40.3%7,894
19,570 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+7.41972D+33.91974D+24.41978D+19.31980D+54.71982D+53.21986

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