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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 137

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Leonard Q. Gruppo (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Joanne S. Messenlehner (D) by 19.1 points.

Leonard Q. GruppoRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%10,302
40.5%7,002
17,304 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+16.01976R+2.01978R+16.71980R+19.11982R+38.61984R+40.61986

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