1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Guy Kratzer (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating James P. Ritter (D) by 0.3 points.
Guy KratzerRepublican · winner
49.2%31,937
James P. RitterDemocrat
48.9%31,756
Tom RitterLibertarian
1.8%1,192
64,885 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