1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jim Merry (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Larry E. Nanns (D) by 29.7 points.
Jim MerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%10,627
Larry E. NannsDemocrat
35.2%5,765
16,392 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET