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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 115

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph G. Wargo (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Birmelin (R) by 14.1 points.

Joseph G. WargoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%11,351
Jerry BirmelinRepublican
43.0%8,547
19,898 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+24.81976D+10.61978D+5.11980D+14.11982D+50.81986D+63.91990

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