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1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election?

Austin J. Murphy won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 22 Election. Austin J. Murphy received 118,084 popular votes (69.56%). The main challenger was Marilyn Coyle Ecoff (29.46%).

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Murphy +40.1 pts · won by 68,064 votes
Austin J. MurphyDemocraticWINNER69.56%
118,084 votes
Marilyn Coyle EcoffRepublican29.46%
50,020 votes
William L. KrayerLibertarian0.98%
1,664 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.