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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Walgren won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Walgren received 127,641 popular votes (68.45%). The main challenger was Steven R. Snyder (31.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Walgren and Snyder

Walgren +36.9 pts · won by 68,820 votes
Douglas WalgrenDemocraticWINNER68.45%
127,641 votes
Steven R. SnyderRepublican31.55%
58,821 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.