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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 62

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul Wass (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Rubin (D) by 8.4 points.

Paul WassRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%9,546
Jay RubinDemocrat
45.8%8,074
17,620 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+12.11976R+26.81978R+0.51980R+8.41982R+15.81984R+33.21986

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