1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 169
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Dennis M. Obrien (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating John J. Swaim (D) by 0.3 points.
Dennis M. ObrienRepublican · winner
50.2%10,168
John J. SwaimDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%10,107
20,275 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