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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Allen Ertel won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Allen Ertel received 97,995 popular votes (60.57%). The main challenger was Daniel S. Seiverling (39.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Ertel and Seiverling

Ertel +21.1 pts · won by 34,205 votes
Allen ErtelDemocraticWINNER60.57%
97,995 votes
Daniel S. SeiverlingRepublican39.43%
63,790 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.