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  PA District 1
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 03, 1980 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1980 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1980 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1981 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00am
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer September 24, 2023 06:42am
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Description Myers, who was the incumbent at the beginning of the campaign, was expelled from the House on October 2nd, 1980 as a result of his involvement in the Abscam scandal.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameMichael "Ozzie" Myers Votes104,412 (71.93%)
Term01/03/1979 - 10/02/1980 Margin66,499 (+45.81%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameThomas M. Foglietta Votes103,626 (72.26%)
Term01/03/1983 - 01/03/1985 Margin65,471 (+45.65%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 22, 1980 PA District 1 - D Primary
Michael "Ozzie" Myers
D 75,819

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Name Thomas M. Foglietta Rep. Michael "Ozzie" Myers Robert R. Burke Geoffrey Steinberg Shaheed Abdul-Haqq  
PartyIndependent Democratic Republican Libertarian Consumer  
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Uncertified Votes 58,737 (37.79%) 52,956 (34.07%) 37,893 (24.38%) 3,161 (2.03%) 2,704 (1.74%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,781 (-3.72%) -20,844 (-13.41%) -55,576 (-35.75%) -56,033 (-36.05%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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