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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election?

Joseph M. Gaydos won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 20 Election. Joseph M. Gaydos received 122,100 popular votes (72.5%). The main challenger was Kathleen M. Meyer (27.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Gaydos and Meyer

Gaydos +45.0 pts · won by 75,787 votes
Joseph M. GaydosDemocraticWINNER72.5%
122,100 votes
Kathleen M. MeyerRepublican27.5%
46,313 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.