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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 47

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roger Raymond Fischer (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Manning (D) by 32.3 points.

Roger Raymond FischerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%10,391
Jack ManningDemocrat
33.9%5,320
15,711 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+26.31978R+41.81980R+32.31982R+19.81986D+11.91988

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