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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 4

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry E. Bowser (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Diraimo (D) by 26.3 points.

Harry E. BowserRepublican · winner
63.1%10,513
36.9%6,141
16,654 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

EvenR+24.61976R+22.91978R+31.21980R+26.31982D+1.81988D+6.21990

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