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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election?

Gus Yatron won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election. Gus Yatron received 117,965 popular votes (67.1%). The main challenger was George Hulshart (32.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Yatron and Hulshart

Yatron +34.2 pts · won by 60,121 votes
Gus YatronDemocraticWINNER67.1%
117,965 votes
George HulshartRepublican32.9%
57,844 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.