1980 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 6 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

Arlen Specter won the 1980 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Arlen Specter received 2,230,404 popular votes (50.48%). The main challenger was Pete Flaherty (48.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Specter and Flaherty

Specter +2.4 pts · won by 108,013 votes

Arlen Specter RepublicanWINNER50.48%

2,230,404 votes

Pete Flaherty Democratic48.04%

2,122,391 votes

Linda MohrbacherSocialist Workers0.62%

27,229 votes

David K. WalterLibertarian0.42%

18,595 votes

Lee FrissellCitizens0.36%

16,089 votes

Frank KincesCommunist0.08%

3,334 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.