1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 2
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Francis J. Lynch (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Samuel C. Stretton (R) by 38.3 points.
Francis J. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%48,318
Samuel C. StrettonRepublican
30.8%21,545
69,863 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