This is the 1982 race. The latest: 2026 →

1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 24

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edwin G. Holl (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John E. Scheetz (D) by 35.4 points.

Edwin G. HollRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%37,280
31.9%17,677
Max R. YaffeLibertarian
0.8%426
55,383 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+37.51978R+35.41982R+40.31986R+36.11994R+8.01998R+10.12002

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

The candidates

Edwin G. Holl (R)John E. Scheetz (D)

Also on the ballot: Max R. Yaffe (Libertarian), 0.8%