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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 88

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John Kennedy (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Weller (D) by 16.1 points.

John KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%11,346
Mary WellerDemocrat
41.3%8,157
David J. LeachConstitution
1.3%251
19,754 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+10.81976R+14.71978R+30.11980R+16.11982R+21.91984R+10.81986

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

The candidates

John Kennedy (R)Mary Weller (D)

Also on the ballot: David J. Leach (Constitution), 1.3%