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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Bill Deweese (D) won with 81.1% of the vote, defeating H. Leonard Frye (R) by 62.3 points.

Bill DeweeseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.1%14,161
H. Leonard FryeRepublican
18.9%3,292
17,453 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+49.21976D+62.61978D+62.31982D+57.11984D+28.71992D+36.81994

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