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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 65

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John Peterson (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Kasunic (D) by 41.8 points.

John PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%10,817
29.1%4,435
15,254 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+17.01974R+32.81976R+43.01978R+41.81982D+9.71984D+30.41986

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