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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard T. Schulze won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard T. Schulze received 148,898 popular votes (75.11%). The main challenger was Grady G. Brickhouse (23.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Schulze and Brickhouse

Schulze +51.3 pts · won by 101,806 votes
Richard T. SchulzeRepublicanWINNER75.11%
148,898 votes
Grady G. BrickhouseDemocratic23.76%
47,092 votes
David F. HoffmanLibertarian1.13%
2,245 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.