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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Odonnell (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating John Spino III (R) by 38.2 points.

Robert W. OdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%11,487
John Spino IIIRepublican
29.4%4,994
John BrickhouseConstitution
3.1%534
17,015 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+49.21976D+29.41978D+40.31980D+38.21982D+54.01984D+57.31988

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

The candidates

Robert W. Odonnell (D)John Spino III (R)

Also on the ballot: John Brickhouse (Constitution), 3.1%