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  PA US Senate - R Primary
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1980 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 22, 1980 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 22, 1980 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1981 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedBarack O-blame-a July 17, 2005 04:55pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1974
NameRichard S. Schweiker Votes1,843,317 (53.00%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1981 Margin247,196 (+7.11%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1980
NameArlen Specter Votes2,230,404 (50.48%)
Term01/03/1981 - 01/03/1987 Margin108,013 (+2.44%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePA US Senate 11/04/1980

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Name District Attorney Arlen Specter Harold F. "Bud" Haabestad Edward L. Howard Norman W. Bertasavage Andrew J. Watson Warren R. Williams Lewis C. Richards
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 419,372 (36.40%) 382,281 (33.18%) 148,200 (12.86%) 52,408 (4.55%) 43,992 (3.82%) 38,164 (3.31%) 36,982 (3.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -37,091 (-3.22%) -271,172 (-23.54%) -366,964 (-31.85%) -375,380 (-32.58%) -381,208 (-33.09%) -382,390 (-33.19%)
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Name Francis Worley  
PartyRepublican  
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Uncertified Votes 30,660 (2.66%)  
Margin-388,712 (-33.74%)  
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