Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Austin J. Murphy	Democratic	69.6%	40.1
1978	Austin J. Murphy	Democratic	71.6%	43.2
1976	Austin J. Murphy	Democratic	55.3%	11.4

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Austin J. Murphy Won	DEM	118,084	69.56%
Marilyn Coyle Ecoff	REP	50,020	29.46%
William L. Krayer	LIB	1,664	0.98%
Total		169,768

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Austin J. Murphy Won	DEM	99,559	71.59%
Marilyn Coyle Ecoff	REP	39,518	28.41%
Total		139,077

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Austin J. Murphy Won	DEM	97,036	55.32%
Roger R. Fischer	REP	77,030	43.91%
Arthur E. Wilson	AMP	1,350	0.77%
Total		175,416

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district?

Austin J. Murphy won in 1980 by 40.1 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.