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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election?

Robert S. Walker won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election. Robert S. Walker received 129,765 popular votes (76.94%). The main challenger was James A. Woodcock (23.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Walker and Woodcock

Walker +53.9 pts · won by 90,874 votes
Robert S. WalkerRepublicanWINNER76.94%
129,765 votes
James A. WoodcockDemocratic23.06%
38,891 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.