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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-22
      1982·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 22 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Austin J Murphy
      78.7%123,716 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Frank J Paterra
      20.5%32,176 votes
      Margin
      D+58.2
      157,215 total votes
      3 candidates157,215 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Austin J MurphyDEM✓
      		DEM123,71678.7%
      Frank J PaterraREP
      		REP32,17620.5%
      Deann RathbunOTH
      		OTH1,3230.8%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1990
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+26.5
      1988
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+44.8
      1986
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+100.0
      1984
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+58.5
      Redistricted
      1980
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+40.1
      1978
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+43.2
      1976
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      D+11.4
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Austin J MurphyDEM
      Record12W-0L
      Avg MarginD+36.0
      Career1968-1992
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Deann RathbunOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Frank J PaterraREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →

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