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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 153

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph Hoeffel (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Lynne P. Iannelli (R) by 9.9 points.

Joseph HoeffelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%12,573
45.1%10,309
22,882 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+8.31976D+3.21978D+8.01980D+9.91982R+34.11984R+58.41990

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