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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 131

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roy C. Afflerbach (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Mare Shaffer (R) by 23.3 points.

Roy C. AfflerbachDemocrat · winner
61.7%9,354
Mare ShafferRepublican
38.3%5,814
15,170 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+27.61976D+27.81978D+28.11980D+23.31982D+5.51986D+19.51988

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