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Senate · PA · 1980

race · S-PA

Senate · PA

Candidates on file: 29

Roster

ranked by money raised
CandidatePartyStatusCommitteeRaised
Richards, Lewis C REP open-seat
Mezvinsky, Edward DEM challenger People For Mezvinsky
Lewis, H Craig DEM open-seat Committee To Elect Craig Lewis United States Senator
Howard, Edward L REP open-seat Committee To Elect Ed Howard
Flaherty, Pete DEM challenger Pete Flaherty For U S Senate
Bertasavage, Norman W REP open-seat Bertasavage For Senate Committee
Walter, David K LIB open-seat Pennsylvania Libertarian Campaign Committee (Walter For Senate)
Anderson, Thomas J DEM challenger Tom Anderson For Senator Committee
Rhodes, Joseph Jr. DEM challenger Friends For Joe Rhodes
Elliott, Frank G DEM challenger Elliott For Senate Committee
Sagan, Cyril E IND open-seat Committee To Elect Cyril E Sagan For U S Senate
Williams, Warren Jr. REP open-seat W R Williams For Us Senate Committee
Marks, Marc Lincoln REP open-seat Marks For Senate Committee
Worley, Francis REP challenger Francis Worley Campaign Cmte.
Britt, George G Jr. DEM open-seat George Britt Jr. For U S Senate 1980
Specter, Arlen DEM incumbent Citizens For Arlen Specter
Haabestad, Harold F Jr. REP challenger Haabestad For Us Senate
Dougherty, Charles F REP open-seat Friends Of Congressman Dougherty
Tucker, C Delores DEM challenger C Delores Tucker U S Senate Committee
Logue, John J DEM open-seat Logue For U S Senate Committee
Liacouras, Peter DEM challenger Peter Liacouras For Senate Committee
Edgar, Robert W DEM open-seat Edgar For Senate Committee
Pittenger, John C DEM open-seat Pittenger, For Us Senate Committee
Watson, Andrew J REP challenger Watson For U S Senate Committee

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