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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 140

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John F. Cordisco (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. League (R) by 43.4 points.

John F. CordiscoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%12,028
28.0%4,715
Paul S. BuntingLibertarian
0.7%125
16,868 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+12.01976D+66.21978D+8.01980D+43.41982D+31.51984D+16.81986

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

The candidates

John F. Cordisco (D)Thomas E. League (R)

Also on the ballot: Paul S. Bunting (Libertarian), 0.7%