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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Arlen Specter | Republican |
2,230,404 |
50.48% |
| Pete Flaherty | Democratic |
2,122,391 |
48.04% |
| Linda Mohrbacher | Socialist Workers |
27,229 |
0.62% |
| David K. Walter | Libertarian |
18,595 |
0.42% |
| Lee Frissell | Consumer |
16,088 |
0.36% |
| Frank Kinces | Communist |
3,334 |
0.08% |
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| Election Notes:
- Source total for Frissell incorrect; sum of 16,089 changed to 16,088.
| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,864,720 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 102.2 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,800,766 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 101.7 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 116,074 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.1 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: staffweb.wilkes.edu. Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1980, staffweb.wilkes.edu (http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1980.html) (accessed 08 Jun 2007)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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