1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Governor
Governor · Pennsylvania
Richard Thornburgh (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Allen E. Ertel (D) by 2.8 points.
Richard ThornburghRepublican · winner
51.4%1,872,784
Allen E. ErtelDemocrat
48.6%1,772,353
3,645,137 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET