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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 157

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Peter R. Vroon (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating John Shniper (D) by 41.8 points.

Peter R. VroonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%12,312
John ShniperDemocrat
29.1%5,051
17,383 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+37.71976R+42.81978R+47.51980R+41.81982R+50.31984R+51.41988

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