1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 196
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ruth B. Harper (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating B. J. Randleman (R) by 75.8 points.
Ruth B. HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%12,684
B. J. RandlemanRepublican
12.1%1,745
14,429 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