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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 44

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ron Gamble (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Pat Deblasto (R) by 41.7 points.

Ron GambleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%11,967
Pat DeblastoRepublican
28.9%4,894
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.5%91
16,952 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+19.61976D+16.81978D+39.41980D+41.71982D+48.11984D+48.81986

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