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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-22
      1980·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 22 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Austin J Murphy
      69.6%118,084 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Marilyn Coyle Ecoff
      29.5%50,020 votes
      Margin
      D+40.1
      169,768 total votes
      3 candidates169,768 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Austin J MurphyDEM✓
      		DEM118,08469.6%
      Marilyn Coyle EcoffREP
      		REP50,02029.5%
      William L KrayerLIB
      		LIB1,6641.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1990
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+26.5
      1988
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+44.8
      1986
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+100.0
      1984
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+58.5
      1982
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+58.2
      Redistricted
      1978
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+43.2
      1976
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+11.4
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Austin J MurphyDEM
      Record12W-0L
      Avg MarginD+36.0
      Career1968-1992
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Marilyn Coyle EcoffREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      William L KrayerLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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