1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 26
Races25
Changed party0
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Francis J. Lynch (D) | 38.3 | |
| SD-4 | M. Joseph Rocks (D) | 18.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 | H. Craig Lewis (D) | 32.5 | |
| SD-8 | Hardy Williams (D) | 60.3 | |
| SD-10 | Edward L. Howard (R) | 94.3 | |
| SD-12 | Stewart Greenleaf Jr. (R) | 40.3 | |
| SD-14 | Raphael Musto (D) | 32.2 | |
| SD-16 | Guy Kratzer (R) | 0.3 | |
| SD-18 | Jeanette F. Reibman (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-20 | Frank J. Oconnell (R) | 29.4 | |
| SD-22 | Robert J. Mellow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Edwin G. Holl (R) | 35.4 | |
| SD-26 | F. Joseph Loeper (R) | 23.3 | |
| SD-28 | Ralph W. Hess (R) | 33.2 | |
| SD-30 | Robert C. Jubelirer (R) | 1.3 | |
| SD-32 | J. William Lincoln (D) | 30.9 | |
| SD-34 | J. Doyle Corman (R) | 27.5 | |
| SD-36 | Noah W. Wenger (R) | 30.6 | |
| SD-38 | Leonard Bodack (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 | Edward M. Early (D) | 35.0 | |
| SD-42 | Eugene F. Scanlon (D) | 44.5 | |
| SD-44 | Frank A. Pecora (R) | 2.1 | |
| SD-46 | J. Barry Stout (D) | 54.1 | |
| SD-48 | David J. Brightbill (R) | 7.4 | |
| SD-50 | Roy W. Wilt (R) | 8.2 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner