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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Pennsylvania
      1982·U.S. House·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania U.S. House

      23 districtsD 13R 10
      23 districts|D won 13|R won 10|Closest: PA-21
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      PA-01
      Thomas M FogliettaDEM
      DEM143,41672.3%
      D+45.6
      PA-02
      William H Gray IIIDEM
      DEM158,67576.1%
      D+76.1
      PA-03
      Robert A BorskiDEM
      DEM193,95450.1%
      D+1.4
      PA-04
      Joseph P KolterDEM
      DEM167,10260.1%
      D+21.5
      PA-05
      Richard T SchulzeREP
      REP134,81867.2%
      R+34.5
      PA-06
      Gus YatronDEM
      DEM150,38572.0%
      D+43.9
      PA-07
      Robert W EdgarDEM
      DEM190,79855.4%
      D+10.9
      PA-08
      Peter H KostmayerDEM
      DEM165,53550.3%
      D+1.4
      PA-09
      Bud ShusterREP
      REP141,90565.1%
      R+30.1
      PA-10
      Joseph Michael McDadeREP
      REP153,48567.5%
      R+35.0
      PA-11
      Frank HarrisonDEM
      DEM168,85653.5%
      D+7.0
      PA-12
      John P MurthaDEM
      DEM157,64061.1%
      D+26.7
      PA-13
      Lawrence CoughlinREP
      REP169,82464.3%
      R+29.1
      PA-14
      William J CoyneDEM
      DEM161,57774.9%
      D+54.6
      PA-15
      Donald Lawrence RitterREP
      REP137,45757.8%
      R+15.6
      PA-16
      Robert S WalkerREP
      REP130,39871.3%
      R+42.7
      PA-17
      George W GekasREP
      REP146,26557.6%
      R+15.3
      PA-18
      Douglas WalgrenDEM
      DEM187,68354.2%
      D+9.3
      PA-19
      William F GoodlingREP
      REP142,95070.8%
      R+41.5
      PA-20
      Joseph M GaydosDEM
      DEM167,42876.0%
      D+53.2
      PA-21
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      REP159,63150.2%
      R+0.5
      PA-22
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      DEM157,21578.7%
      D+58.2
      PA-23
      Bill ClingerREP
      REP141,72165.2%
      R+30.4
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