July 21, 1981:
In a special congressional election in Pennsylvania's 3rd CD held to replace Rep. Raymond Lederer (D-PA), state Sen. Joseph Smith is the winner. Smith, a Democrat, ran as a Republican after he lost the Dem nomination to David Glancey in May and agreed the next day to run on the GOP line.
Smith was backed by organized labor and former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, a foe of current mayor Bill Green, who supported Glancey.
The seat became vacant on May 5 when Lederer, who was convicted in the Abscam scandal, resigned.
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