1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James R. Lloyd (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jack W. Childs (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James R. LloydDemocrat · winner
55.9%50,591
Jack W. ChildsRepublican
44.1%39,882
90,473 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