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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 21

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Frank J. Pistella (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Peggy Donaldson (R) by 34.3 points.

Frank J. PistellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%11,950
Peggy DonaldsonRepublican
32.8%5,839
17,801 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+35.11976D+9.41978D+36.71980D+34.31982D+55.21984D+25.11992

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