1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 8
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Howard L. Fargo (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Dispirito (D) by 8.8 points.
Howard L. FargoRepublican · winner
54.4%9,725
Bob DispiritoDemocrat
45.6%8,153
17,878 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET