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1980Final results

1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 82

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Walter F. Deverter (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating David W. Molek (D) by 16.0 points.

Walter F. DeverterRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%10,846
42.0%7,852
18,698 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+31.51974R+32.11976R+41.31978R+16.01980R+20.11982R+23.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET