1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Pennsylvania (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Arlen Specter (R)		Pete Flaherty (D)		Linda Mohrbacher (Socialist Workers)		David Walter (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	45%	13,585	61.2%	8,307	37.4%	58	0.3%	171	0.8%	73	0.3%	5,278	22,194
Allegheny	55%	220,216	36.5%	371,710	61.5%	7,173	1.2%	2,148	0.4%	2,861	0.5%	-151,494	604,108
Armstrong	47%	9,810	36.5%	16,936	63.0%	41	0.2%	64	0.2%	33	0.1%	-7,126	26,884
Beaver	53%	21,040	26.4%	58,006	72.8%	167	0.2%	286	0.4%	163	0.2%	-36,966	79,662
Bedford	50%	9,728	59.0%	6,699	40.6%	13	0.1%	35	0.2%	25	0.2%	3,029	16,500
Berks	44%	58,182	56.5%	43,545	42.3%	367	0.4%	586	0.6%	364	0.4%	14,637	103,044
Blair	47%	23,590	51.1%	22,185	48.0%	101	0.2%	210	0.5%	100	0.2%	1,405	46,186
Bradford	47%	13,027	63.8%	7,073	34.6%	81	0.4%	162	0.8%	70	0.3%	5,954	20,413
Bucks	53%	110,260	62.3%	64,062	36.2%	838	0.5%	1,054	0.6%	706	0.4%	46,198	176,920
Butler	49%	20,038	38.9%	30,894	59.9%	291	0.6%	173	0.3%	160	0.3%	-10,856	51,556
Cambria	54%	24,693	34.3%	46,853	65.1%	118	0.2%	188	0.3%	96	0.1%	-22,160	71,948
Cameron	62%	1,621	53.7%	1,371	45.4%	10	0.3%	14	0.5%	2	0.1%	250	3,018
Carbon	47%	9,369	50.1%	9,096	48.6%	143	0.8%	62	0.3%	40	0.2%	273	18,710
Centre	48%	21,481	50.9%	19,618	46.5%	154	0.4%	259	0.6%	664	1.6%	1,863	42,176
Chester	52%	81,205	68.7%	35,352	29.9%	386	0.3%	753	0.6%	438	0.4%	45,853	118,134
Clarion	48%	6,445	42.5%	8,580	56.6%	27	0.2%	74	0.5%	37	0.2%	-2,135	15,163
Clearfield	48%	12,890	46.2%	14,828	53.1%	80	0.3%	57	0.2%	54	0.2%	-1,938	27,909
Clinton	41%	6,357	54.1%	5,223	44.5%	53	0.5%	47	0.4%	65	0.6%	1,134	11,745
Columbia	49%	12,240	53.5%	10,401	45.5%	55	0.2%	95	0.4%	74	0.3%	1,839	22,865
Crawford	48%	15,432	51.4%	14,120	47.0%	221	0.7%	136	0.5%	114	0.4%	1,312	30,023
Cumberland	48%	42,335	66.1%	20,956	32.7%	235	0.4%	325	0.5%	221	0.3%	21,379	64,072
Dauphin	43%	46,777	63.3%	26,237	35.5%	400	0.5%	269	0.4%	241	0.3%	20,540	73,924
Delaware	60%	154,255	62.2%	90,400	36.5%	1,310	0.5%	930	0.4%	910	0.4%	63,855	247,805
Elk	51%	5,281	38.5%	8,337	60.8%	22	0.2%	42	0.3%	19	0.1%	-3,056	13,701
Erie	50%	39,037	39.5%	57,822	58.5%	1,092	1.1%	497	0.5%	395	0.4%	-18,785	98,843
Fayette	42%	13,061	27.2%	34,112	71.1%	594	1.2%	123	0.3%	101	0.2%	-21,051	47,991
Forest	58%	1,061	49.6%	1,069	49.9%	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	-8	2,141
Franklin	44%	21,934	60.8%	13,763	38.2%	102	0.3%	170	0.5%	107	0.3%	8,171	36,076
Fulton	46%	2,165	53.2%	1,852	45.5%	13	0.3%	20	0.5%	21	0.5%	313	4,071
Greene	50%	4,239	29.7%	9,909	69.5%	40	0.3%	44	0.3%	34	0.2%	-5,670	14,266
Huntingdon	45%	8,030	58.2%	5,633	40.8%	34	0.2%	64	0.5%	46	0.3%	2,397	13,807
Indiana	46%	13,880	44.3%	17,180	54.9%	80	0.3%	88	0.3%	78	0.2%	-3,300	31,306
Jefferson	49%	7,736	46.0%	8,966	53.3%	26	0.2%	75	0.4%	23	0.1%	-1,230	16,826
Juniata	52%	4,502	63.8%	2,525	35.8%	9	0.1%	18	0.3%	4	0.1%	1,977	7,058
Lackawanna	53%	40,179	43.9%	50,061	54.7%	903	1.0%	182	0.2%	153	0.2%	-9,882	91,478
Lancaster	45%	83,254	71.5%	32,008	27.5%	331	0.3%	628	0.5%	296	0.3%	51,246	116,517
Lawrence	50%	13,490	34.0%	25,843	65.1%	121	0.3%	140	0.4%	80	0.2%	-12,353	39,674
Lebanon	44%	24,237	70.2%	9,864	28.5%	170	0.5%	167	0.5%	112	0.3%	14,373	34,550
Lehigh	40%	51,590	62.3%	29,780	35.9%	629	0.8%	506	0.6%	347	0.4%	21,810	82,852
Luzerne	49%	60,412	47.4%	64,768	50.9%	1,566	1.2%	314	0.2%	274	0.2%	-4,356	127,334
Lycoming	46%	22,223	56.2%	16,831	42.6%	228	0.6%	147	0.4%	111	0.3%	5,392	39,540
McKean	40%	8,753	60.5%	5,519	38.1%	88	0.6%	73	0.5%	38	0.3%	3,234	14,471
Mercer	46%	19,098	44.3%	23,260	53.9%	420	1.0%	233	0.5%	142	0.3%	-4,162	43,153
Mifflin	39%	7,344	56.0%	5,570	42.5%	112	0.9%	43	0.3%	43	0.3%	1,774	13,112
Monroe	42%	12,473	58.1%	8,583	40.0%	143	0.7%	192	0.9%	89	0.4%	3,890	21,480
Montgomery	55%	178,632	67.3%	83,131	31.3%	978	0.4%	1,292	0.5%	1,218	0.5%	95,501	265,251
Montour	49%	3,398	56.3%	2,596	43.0%	13	0.2%	26	0.4%	6	0.1%	802	6,039
Northampton	43%	35,473	48.8%	35,574	49.0%	782	1.1%	422	0.6%	390	0.5%	-101	72,641
Northumberland	46%	18,350	53.4%	15,515	45.1%	275	0.8%	112	0.3%	132	0.4%	2,835	34,384
Perry	50%	8,125	65.6%	4,105	33.1%	46	0.4%	62	0.5%	55	0.4%	4,020	12,393
Philadelphia	54%	337,516	50.0%	325,593	48.2%	3,382	0.5%	2,354	0.3%	6,282	0.9%	11,923	675,127
Pike	55%	4,821	62.9%	2,704	35.3%	42	0.5%	66	0.9%	28	0.4%	2,117	7,661
Potter	54%	4,061	61.8%	2,421	36.8%	23	0.3%	51	0.8%	17	0.3%	1,640	6,573
Schuylkill	54%	36,692	56.5%	27,637	42.6%	135	0.2%	314	0.5%	141	0.2%	9,055	64,919
Snyder	43%	7,343	70.1%	3,058	29.2%	19	0.2%	40	0.4%	17	0.2%	4,285	10,477
Somerset	52%	12,835	42.2%	17,460	57.4%	36	0.1%	68	0.2%	33	0.1%	-4,625	30,432
Sullivan	61%	1,637	58.9%	1,121	40.3%	6	0.2%	9	0.3%	7	0.3%	516	2,780
Susquehanna	58%	9,908	64.4%	5,264	34.2%	67	0.4%	97	0.6%	49	0.3%	4,644	15,385
Tioga	47%	8,862	65.0%	4,563	33.5%	51	0.4%	118	0.9%	30	0.2%	4,299	13,624
Union	42%	6,697	65.6%	3,338	32.7%	46	0.5%	73	0.7%	56	0.5%	3,359	10,210
Venango	45%	10,159	49.3%	10,294	49.9%	42	0.2%	82	0.4%	40	0.2%	-135	20,617
Warren	45%	8,827	57.6%	6,229	40.7%	127	0.8%	91	0.6%	41	0.3%	2,598	15,315
Washington	51%	22,986	27.9%	58,732	71.4%	152	0.2%	277	0.3%	163	0.2%	-35,746	82,310
Wayne	47%	7,806	65.6%	3,916	32.9%	107	0.9%	39	0.3%	29	0.2%	3,890	11,897
Westmoreland	47%	41,224	30.2%	93,219	68.3%	1,346	1.0%	391	0.3%	327	0.2%	-51,995	136,507
Wyoming	50%	5,865	65.7%	2,953	33.1%	28	0.3%	44	0.5%	33	0.4%	2,912	8,923
York	44%	60,632	61.0%	37,261	37.5%	478	0.5%	699	0.7%	300	0.3%	23,371	99,370
TOTAL	50%	2,230,404	50.5%	2,122,391	48.0%	27,229	0.6%	18,595	0.4%	19,423	0.4%	108,013	4,418,042
Total R vote: 2,230,404 (50.5%)      Total D vote: 2,122,391 (48.0%)      Total Other vote: 65,247 (1.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,488,588		$544,544		$0		$8,311
Total Receipts:		$1,512,342		$507,754		$0		$8,310
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1980 Senate class 3, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	13,585	61.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	8,307	37.4%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	58	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	171	0.8%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	66	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	22,194
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Allegheny County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	220,216	36.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	371,710	61.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	7,173	1.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	2,148	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	2,381	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	480	0.1%
TOTAL	604,108
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	9,810	36.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	16,936	63.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	41	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	64	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	25	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	26,884
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Beaver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	21,040	26.4%
Pete Flaherty (D)	58,006	72.8%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	167	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	286	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	134	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	29	0.0%
TOTAL	79,662
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	9,728	59.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	6,699	40.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	13	0.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	35	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	17	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	16,500
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Berks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	58,182	56.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	43,545	42.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	367	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	586	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	319	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	45	0.0%
TOTAL	103,044
Turnout: 44%

1980 Senate class 3, Blair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	23,590	51.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	22,185	48.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	101	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	210	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	87	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	13	0.0%
TOTAL	46,186
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	13,027	63.8%
Pete Flaherty (D)	7,073	34.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	81	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	162	0.8%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	57	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	20,413
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Bucks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	110,260	62.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	64,062	36.2%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	838	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	1,054	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	597	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	109	0.1%
TOTAL	176,920
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	20,038	38.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	30,894	59.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	291	0.6%
David Walter (Lbt)	173	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	116	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	44	0.1%
TOTAL	51,556
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Cambria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	24,693	34.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	46,853	65.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	118	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	188	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	80	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	16	0.0%
TOTAL	71,948
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	1,621	53.7%
Pete Flaherty (D)	1,371	45.4%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	10	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	14	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,018
Turnout: 62%

1980 Senate class 3, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	9,369	50.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	9,096	48.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	143	0.8%
David Walter (Lbt)	62	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	35	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	18,710
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Centre County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	21,481	50.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	19,618	46.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	154	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	259	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	645	1.5%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	19	0.0%
TOTAL	42,176
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	81,205	68.7%
Pete Flaherty (D)	35,352	29.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	386	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	753	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	393	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	45	0.0%
TOTAL	118,134
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Clarion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	6,445	42.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	8,580	56.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	27	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	74	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	33	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	15,163
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Clearfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	12,890	46.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	14,828	53.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	80	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	57	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	43	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	11	0.0%
TOTAL	27,909
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	6,357	54.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	5,223	44.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	53	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	47	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	53	0.5%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,745
Turnout: 41%

1980 Senate class 3, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	12,240	53.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	10,401	45.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	55	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	95	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	66	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	22,865
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	15,432	51.4%
Pete Flaherty (D)	14,120	47.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	221	0.7%
David Walter (Lbt)	136	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	96	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	30,023
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	42,335	66.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	20,956	32.7%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	235	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	325	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	194	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	27	0.0%
TOTAL	64,072
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Dauphin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	46,777	63.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	26,237	35.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	400	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	269	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	200	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	41	0.1%
TOTAL	73,924
Turnout: 43%

1980 Senate class 3, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	154,255	62.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	90,400	36.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	1,310	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	930	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	777	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	133	0.1%
TOTAL	247,805
Turnout: 60%

1980 Senate class 3, Elk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	5,281	38.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	8,337	60.8%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	22	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	42	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	15	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	13,701
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	39,037	39.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	57,822	58.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	1,092	1.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	497	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	325	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	70	0.1%
TOTAL	98,843
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	13,061	27.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	34,112	71.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	594	1.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	123	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	59	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	42	0.1%
TOTAL	47,991
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Forest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	1,061	49.6%
Pete Flaherty (D)	1,069	49.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	3	0.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	2	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,141
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	21,934	60.8%
Pete Flaherty (D)	13,763	38.2%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	102	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	170	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	93	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	14	0.0%
TOTAL	36,076
Turnout: 44%

1980 Senate class 3, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	2,165	53.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	1,852	45.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	13	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	20	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	17	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,071
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	4,239	29.7%
Pete Flaherty (D)	9,909	69.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	40	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	44	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	29	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	14,266
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Huntingdon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	8,030	58.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	5,633	40.8%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	34	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	64	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	40	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,807
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Indiana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	13,880	44.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	17,180	54.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	80	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	88	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	72	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	31,306
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	7,736	46.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	8,966	53.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	26	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	75	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	20	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	16,826
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Juniata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	4,502	63.8%
Pete Flaherty (D)	2,525	35.8%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	9	0.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,058
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Lackawanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	40,179	43.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	50,061	54.7%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	903	1.0%
David Walter (Lbt)	182	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	101	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	52	0.1%
TOTAL	91,478
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	83,254	71.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	32,008	27.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	331	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	628	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	263	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	33	0.0%
TOTAL	116,517
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	13,490	34.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	25,843	65.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	121	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	140	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	63	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	17	0.0%
TOTAL	39,674
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Lebanon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	24,237	70.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	9,864	28.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	170	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	167	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	90	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	34,550
Turnout: 44%

1980 Senate class 3, Lehigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	51,590	62.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	29,780	35.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	629	0.8%
David Walter (Lbt)	506	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	293	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	54	0.1%
TOTAL	82,852
Turnout: 40%

1980 Senate class 3, Luzerne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	60,412	47.4%
Pete Flaherty (D)	64,768	50.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	1,566	1.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	314	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	207	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	67	0.1%
TOTAL	127,334
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Lycoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	22,223	56.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	16,831	42.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	228	0.6%
David Walter (Lbt)	147	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	87	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	24	0.1%
TOTAL	39,540
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, McKean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	8,753	60.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	5,519	38.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	88	0.6%
David Walter (Lbt)	73	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	25	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	14,471
Turnout: 40%

1980 Senate class 3, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	19,098	44.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	23,260	53.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	420	1.0%
David Walter (Lbt)	233	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	104	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	43,153
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Mifflin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	7,344	56.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	5,570	42.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	112	0.9%
David Walter (Lbt)	43	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	34	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	13,112
Turnout: 39%

1980 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	12,473	58.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	8,583	40.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	143	0.7%
David Walter (Lbt)	192	0.9%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	69	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	21,480
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	178,632	67.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	83,131	31.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	978	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	1,292	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	1,064	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	154	0.1%
TOTAL	265,251
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Montour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	3,398	56.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	2,596	43.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	13	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	26	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,039
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	35,473	48.8%
Pete Flaherty (D)	35,574	49.0%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	782	1.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	422	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	293	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	97	0.1%
TOTAL	72,641
Turnout: 43%

1980 Senate class 3, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	18,350	53.4%
Pete Flaherty (D)	15,515	45.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	275	0.8%
David Walter (Lbt)	112	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	69	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	63	0.2%
TOTAL	34,384
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	8,125	65.6%
Pete Flaherty (D)	4,105	33.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	46	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	62	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	44	0.4%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	12,393
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Philadelphia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	337,516	50.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	325,593	48.2%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	3,382	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	2,354	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	5,145	0.8%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	1,137	0.2%
TOTAL	675,127
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	4,821	62.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	2,704	35.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	42	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	66	0.9%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	19	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,661
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	4,061	61.8%
Pete Flaherty (D)	2,421	36.8%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	23	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	51	0.8%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	14	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,573
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Schuylkill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	36,692	56.5%
Pete Flaherty (D)	27,637	42.6%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	135	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	314	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	117	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	24	0.0%
TOTAL	64,919
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Snyder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	7,343	70.1%
Pete Flaherty (D)	3,058	29.2%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	19	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	40	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	16	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,477
Turnout: 43%

1980 Senate class 3, Somerset County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	12,835	42.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	17,460	57.4%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	36	0.1%
David Walter (Lbt)	68	0.2%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	28	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	30,432
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	1,637	58.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	1,121	40.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	6	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	9	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	3	0.1%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,780
Turnout: 61%

1980 Senate class 3, Susquehanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	9,908	64.4%
Pete Flaherty (D)	5,264	34.2%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	67	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	97	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	34	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	15,385
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Tioga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	8,862	65.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	4,563	33.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	51	0.4%
David Walter (Lbt)	118	0.9%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	24	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,624
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	6,697	65.6%
Pete Flaherty (D)	3,338	32.7%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	46	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	73	0.7%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	52	0.5%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,210
Turnout: 42%

1980 Senate class 3, Venango County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	10,159	49.3%
Pete Flaherty (D)	10,294	49.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	42	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	82	0.4%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	36	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	20,617
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	8,827	57.6%
Pete Flaherty (D)	6,229	40.7%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	127	0.8%
David Walter (Lbt)	91	0.6%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	30	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	15,315
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	22,986	27.9%
Pete Flaherty (D)	58,732	71.4%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	152	0.2%
David Walter (Lbt)	277	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	132	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	31	0.0%
TOTAL	82,310
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	7,806	65.6%
Pete Flaherty (D)	3,916	32.9%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	107	0.9%
David Walter (Lbt)	39	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	23	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,897
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	41,224	30.2%
Pete Flaherty (D)	93,219	68.3%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	1,346	1.0%
David Walter (Lbt)	391	0.3%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	231	0.2%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	96	0.1%
TOTAL	136,507
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	5,865	65.7%
Pete Flaherty (D)	2,953	33.1%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	28	0.3%
David Walter (Lbt)	44	0.5%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	29	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,923
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Arlen Specter (R)	60,632	61.0%
Pete Flaherty (D)	37,261	37.5%
Linda Mohrbacher (SW)	478	0.5%
David Walter (Lbt)	699	0.7%
Lee Frissell (Consumer)	251	0.3%
Frank Kinces (Comm)	49	0.0%
TOTAL	99,370
Turnout: 44%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Arlen Specter
Total Disbursements:	$1,488,588
Total Receipts:	$1,512,342
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Pete Flaherty
Total Disbursements:	$544,544
Total Receipts:	$507,754
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/PA/1980

David Walter
Total Disbursements:	$8,311
Total Receipts:	$8,310
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0