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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 162

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Gerald J. Spitz (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating George F. McCloskey (D) by 8.2 points.

Gerald J. SpitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%10,101
45.9%8,574
18,675 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+0.11976R+14.81978R+27.61980R+8.21982R+15.51984R+36.41986

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