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  PA US Senate - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1980 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 22, 1980 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 22, 1980 - 11:00pm
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%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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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
Votes419,372 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
PoP KeystoneProgressive
AENM Angry Russian
R Impy
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
R H. John Heinz III [L]
R Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Francis Worley
PartyRepublican
Votes30,660 (2.66%)
Margin-388,712 (-33.74%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
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