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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 158

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph R. Pitts (R) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Greg Hytha (D) by 51.6 points.

Joseph R. PittsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.9%11,695
Greg HythaDemocrat
23.3%3,643
Raymond J. BellLibertarian
1.7%268
15,606 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+44.01976R+59.01978R+54.91980R+51.61982R+33.21990R+31.61992

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

The candidates

Joseph R. Pitts (R)Greg Hytha (D)

Also on the ballot: Raymond J. Bell (Libertarian), 1.7%