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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 189

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph W. Battisto (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Nancy M. Shukaitis (R) by 6.7 points.

Joseph W. BattistoDemocrat · winner
53.3%8,355
46.7%7,309
15,665 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+38.51976D+38.11978D+24.61980D+6.71982D+28.31990D+26.41992

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