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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election?

Don Ritter won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election. Don Ritter received 99,874 popular votes (59.55%). The main challenger was Jeanette Reibman (39.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Ritter and Reibman

Ritter +19.8 pts · won by 33,248 votes
Don RitterRepublicanWINNER59.55%
99,874 votes
Jeanette ReibmanDemocratic39.72%
66,626 votes
Barbara I. KarkuttLibertarian0.73%
1,225 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.