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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 77

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Lynn Herman (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Sylvia Stein (D) by 7.6 points.

Lynn HermanRepublican · winner
52.0%7,394
Sylvia SteinDemocrat
44.4%6,313
Daniel G. CallahanConstitution
3.6%519
14,226 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+24.81976R+2.61978R+40.21980R+7.61982R+33.91984R+27.81986

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

The candidates

Lynn Herman (R)Sylvia Stein (D)

Also on the ballot: Daniel G. Callahan (Constitution), 3.6%