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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 23

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Henry Hager (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating John E. Anstadt (D) by 40.9 points.

Henry HagerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%56,078
29.5%23,496
79,574 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

EvenR+34.71976R+40.91980R+40.21984R+45.11992R+47.02004R+31.22008

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