1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 82
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Walter F. Deverter (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating W. Brady Hetrick (D) by 9.7 points.
Walter F. DeverterRepublican · winner
54.8%10,080
W. Brady HetrickDemocrat · incumbent
45.1%8,297
18,378 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET