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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 180

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ralph Acosta (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating O. Jack Ortiz (R) by 39.3 points.

Ralph AcostaDemocrat · winner
69.7%12,216
O. Jack OrtizRepublican
30.3%5,323
17,539 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+56.21982D+39.31984D+43.51986D+42.71988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)