1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Philip J. Berg (D) by 36.0 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%69,621
Philip J. BergDemocrat
32.0%32,796
102,417 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