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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 138,212 popular votes (69.95%). The main challenger was Pete Slawek (29.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Coughlin and Slawek

Coughlin +40.7 pts · won by 80,467 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER69.95%
138,212 votes
Pete SlawekDemocratic29.23%
57,745 votes
Jon HouserLibertarian0.82%
1,627 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.