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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 188

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James D. Williams (D) won with 94.0% of the vote, defeating Geoffrey Steinberg (Lib) by 87.9 points.

James D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.0%11,936
6.0%766
12,702 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+73.81974D+74.91976D+27.11978D+75.31980D+81.31984D+80.41986

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