1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 71
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John N. Wozniak (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Rita Clark (R) by 9.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John N. WozniakDemocrat · winner
54.7%11,147
Rita ClarkRepublican · incumbent
45.3%9,249
20,396 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