1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Robert C. Wright (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Charles P. McLaughlin (D) by 18.1 points.
Robert C. WrightRepublican · winner
59.0%8,525
Charles P. McLaughlinDemocrat
41.0%5,918
14,443 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET