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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 181

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Alphonso Deal (D) won with 88.6% of the vote, defeating Jennifer R. Thompson (R) by 77.3 points.

Alphonso DealDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.6%12,566
11.4%1,611
14,178 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

EvenD+81.61976D+76.41978D+89.31980D+77.31982D+78.81984D+75.61986

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