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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 12

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James M. Burd (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating R. Paul Wingard (D) by 6.7 points.

James M. BurdRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%9,157
46.6%8,003
17,160 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

EvenR+9.11976R+31.01978R+15.61980R+6.71982R+22.01984R+30.11986

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