Pennsylvania — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorDick ThornburghR+2.7
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dick Thornburgh✓Republican1,872,78450.8%
- Allen ErtelDemocratic1,772,35348.1%
- Other candidatesOther38,8481.1%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+7.1Governor 1982R+2.7vs. 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.