PaSen 1980

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1980
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Socialist Workers	Consumer	Communist	Libertarian	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Arlen Specter	Pete Flaherty			Linda Mohrbacher	Lee Frissell	Frank Kinces	David K. Walter
Pennsylvania	4418042	2230404	2122391	108013	R	27229	16089	3334	18595	50.48	48.04	1.48
Adams	22194	13585	8307	5278	R	58	66	7	171	61.21	37.43	1.36
Allegheny	604108	220216	371710	-151494	D	7173	2381	480	2148	36.45	61.53	2.02
Armstrong	26884	9810	16936	-7126	D	41	25	8	64	36.49	63.00	0.51
Beaver	79662	21040	58006	-36966	D	167	134	29	286	26.41	72.82	0.77
Bedford	16500	9728	6699	3029	R	13	17	8	35	58.96	40.60	0.44
Berks	103044	58182	43545	14637	R	367	319	45	586	56.46	42.26	1.28
Blair	46186	23590	22185	1405	R	101	87	13	210	51.08	48.03	0.89
Bradford	20413	13027	7073	5954	R	81	57	13	162	63.82	34.65	1.53
Bucks	176920	110260	64062	46198	R	838	597	109	1054	62.32	36.21	1.47
Butler	51556	20038	30894	-10856	D	291	116	44	173	38.87	59.92	1.21
Cambria	71948	24693	46853	-22160	D	118	80	16	188	34.32	65.12	0.56
Cameron	3018	1621	1371	250	R	10	2	0	14	53.71	45.43	0.86
Carbon	18710	9369	9096	273	R	143	35	5	62	50.07	48.62	1.31
Centre	42176	21481	19618	1863	R	154	645	19	259	50.93	46.51	2.55
Chester	118134	81205	35352	45853	R	386	393	45	753	68.74	29.93	1.33
Clarion	15163	6445	8580	-2135	D	27	33	4	74	42.50	56.59	0.91
Clearfield	27909	12890	14828	-1938	D	80	43	11	57	46.19	53.13	0.68
Clinton	11745	6357	5223	1134	R	53	53	12	47	54.13	44.47	1.40
Columbia	22865	12240	10401	1839	R	55	66	8	95	53.53	45.49	0.98
Crawford	30023	15432	14120	1312	R	221	96	18	136	51.40	47.03	1.57
Cumberland	64072	42335	20956	21379	R	235	194	27	325	66.07	32.71	1.22
Dauphin	73924	46777	26237	20540	R	400	200	41	269	63.28	35.49	1.23
Delaware	247805	154255	90400	63855	R	1310	777	133	930	62.25	36.48	1.27
Elk	13701	5281	8337	-3056	D	22	15	4	42	38.54	60.85	0.61
Erie	98843	39037	57822	-18785	D	1092	325	70	497	39.49	58.50	2.01
Fayette	47991	13061	34112	-21051	D	594	59	42	123	27.22	71.08	1.70
Forest	2141	1061	1069	-8	D	3	2	2	4	49.56	49.93	0.51
Franklin	36076	21934	13763	8171	R	102	93	14	170	60.80	38.15	1.05
Fulton	4071	2165	1852	313	R	13	17	4	20	53.18	45.49	1.33
Greene	14266	4239	9909	-5670	D	40	29	5	44	29.71	69.46	0.83
Huntingdon	13807	8030	5633	2397	R	34	40	6	64	58.16	40.80	1.04
Indiana	31306	13880	17180	-3300	D	80	72	6	88	44.34	54.88	0.79
Jefferson	16826	7736	8966	-1230	D	26	20	3	75	45.98	53.29	0.74
Juniata	7058	4502	2525	1977	R	9	4	0	18	63.79	35.78	0.44
Lackawanna	91478	40179	50061	-9882	D	903	101	52	182	43.92	54.72	1.35
Lancaster	116517	83254	32008	51246	R	331	263	33	628	71.45	27.47	1.08
Lawrence	39674	13490	25843	-12353	D	121	63	17	140	34.00	65.14	0.86
Lebanon	34550	24237	9864	14373	R	170	90	22	167	70.15	28.55	1.30
Lehigh	92852	51590	39780	11810	R	629	293	54	506	55.56	42.84	1.60
Luzerne	127334	60412	64768	-4356	D	1566	207	67	314	47.44	50.86	1.69
Lycoming	39540	22223	16831	5392	R	228	87	24	147	56.20	42.57	1.23
McKean	14471	8753	5519	3234	R	88	25	13	73	60.49	38.14	1.38
Mercer	43153	19098	23260	-4162	D	420	104	38	233	44.26	53.90	1.84
Mifflin	13112	7344	5570	1774	R	112	34	9	43	56.01	42.48	1.51
Monroe	21480	12473	8583	3890	R	143	69	20	192	58.07	39.96	1.97
Montgomery	265251	178632	83131	95501	R	978	1064	154	1292	67.34	31.34	1.31
Montour	6039	3398	2596	802	R	13	6	0	26	56.27	42.99	0.75
Northampton	72641	35473	35574	-101	D	782	293	97	422	48.83	48.97	2.19
Northumberland	34384	18350	15515	2835	R	275	69	63	112	53.37	45.12	1.51
Perry	12393	8125	4105	4020	R	46	44	11	62	65.56	33.12	1.32
Philadelphia	675127	337516	325593	11923	R	3382	5145	1137	2354	49.99	48.23	1.78
Pike	7661	4821	2704	2117	R	42	19	9	66	62.93	35.30	1.78
Potter	6573	4061	2421	1640	R	23	14	3	51	61.78	36.83	1.38
Schuylkill	64919	36692	27637	9055	R	135	117	24	314	56.52	42.57	0.91
Snyder	10477	7343	3058	4285	R	19	16	1	40	70.09	29.19	0.73
Somerset	30432	12835	17460	-4625	D	36	28	5	68	42.18	57.37	0.45
Sullivan	2780	1637	1121	516	R	6	3	4	9	58.88	40.32	0.79
Susquehanna	15385	9908	5264	4644	R	67	34	15	97	64.40	34.22	1.38
Tioga	13624	8862	4563	4299	R	51	24	6	118	65.05	33.49	1.46
Union	10210	6697	3338	3359	R	46	52	4	73	65.59	32.69	1.71
Venango	20617	10159	10294	-135	D	42	36	4	82	49.27	49.93	0.80
Warren	15315	8827	6229	2598	R	127	30	11	91	57.64	40.67	1.69
Washington	82310	22986	58732	-35746	D	152	132	31	277	27.93	71.35	0.72
Wayne	11897	7806	3916	3890	R	107	23	6	39	65.61	32.92	1.47
Westmoreland	136507	41224	93219	-51995	D	1346	231	96	391	30.20	68.29	1.51
Wyoming	8923	5865	2953	2912	R	28	29	4	44	65.73	33.09	1.18
York	99370	60632	37261	23371	R	478	251	49	699	61.02	37.50	1.49

Source: Untitled table, Pennsylvania Department of State, General Election, 4 November 1980, United States Senator.

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