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Pennsylvania — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorDick ThornburghR+2.8
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dick Thornburgh✓Republican1,872,78451.4%
- Allen ErtelDemocratic1,772,35348.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+7.1Governor 1982R+2.8vs. baselineD+4.4
Pennsylvania's 1982 governor race ran 4.4 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.