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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 128

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. Gallen (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Henry L. Griffith (D) by 35.0 points.

James J. GallenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%12,157
32.1%5,812
Stanley W. RaughLibertarian
0.9%161
18,130 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+16.81976R+27.51978R+25.51980R+35.01982R+26.41984R+37.11988

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

The candidates

James J. Gallen (R)Henry L. Griffith (D)

Also on the ballot: Stanley W. Raugh (Libertarian), 0.9%