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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

James K. Coyne won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. James K. Coyne received 103,585 popular votes (50.69%). The main challenger was Peter H. Kostmayer (48.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Coyne and Kostmayer

Coyne +1.9 pts · won by 3,992 votes
James K. CoyneRepublicanWINNER50.69%
103,585 votes
Peter H. KostmayerDemocratic48.74%
99,593 votes
Hans G. SchroederLibertarian0.57%
1,167 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.