1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph V. Cervellero (D) by 17.5 points.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%14,556
Joseph V. CervelleroDemocrat
41.2%10,220
24,776 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