1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Paul Semmel (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest E. Heckman (D) by 7.6 points.
Paul SemmelRepublican · winner
53.8%7,808
Ernest E. HeckmanDemocrat
46.2%6,699
14,507 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