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Elections / 1982 · House · PA

Pennsylvania sent 13 Democrats and 10 Republicans to the US House in 1982.

23 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

Pennsylvania — 1982 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
PA-01D
+45.7%
Thomas M Foglietta143,416
PA-02D
+76.1%
William H Gray III158,675
PA-03D
+1.4%
Robert A Borski JR193,954
PA-04D
+21.5%
Joseph P Kolter167,102
PA-05R
−34.5%
Richard T Schulze134,818
PA-06D
+43.9%
Gus Yatron150,385
PA-07D
+10.9%
Bob Edgar190,798
PA-08D
+1.4%
Peter H Kostmayer165,535
PA-09R
−30.1%
Bud Shuster141,905
PA-10R
−35.0%
Joseph M McDade153,485
PA-11D
+7.0%
Frank Harrison168,856
PA-12D
+26.7%
John P Murtha157,640
PA-13R
−29.1%
Lawrence Coughlin169,824
PA-14D
+54.6%
William J Coyne161,577
PA-15R
−15.6%
Don Ritter137,457
PA-16R
−42.7%
Robert S Walker130,398
PA-17R
−15.3%
George W Gekas146,265
PA-18D
+9.3%
Doug Walgren187,683
PA-19R
−41.5%
Bill Goodling142,950
PA-20D
+53.2%
Joseph M Gaydos167,428
PA-21R
−0.5%
Thomas J Ridge159,631
PA-22D
+58.2%
Austin J Murphy157,215
PA-23R
−30.4%
Bill Clinger141,721