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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 80

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Edwin G. Johnson (R) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Wiedemer (D) by 51.7 points.

Edwin G. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.8%14,315
Joe WiedemerDemocrat
24.2%4,563
18,878 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+14.21978R+26.21980R+50.01984R+51.71988R+36.11990R+35.51992

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