1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John Showers (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Ely (R) by 39.4 points.
John ShowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%10,822
Donald J. ElyRepublican
30.3%4,709
15,532 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