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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mike Gruitza (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Martin Murrell (R) by 54.7 points.

Mike GruitzaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%14,174
22.7%4,155
18,329 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+33.91974D+24.41978D+19.31980D+54.71982D+53.21986D+32.31992

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