1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 26
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
F. Joseph Loeper (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Sanders (D) by 23.3 points.
F. Joseph LoeperRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%52,101
Charles F. SandersDemocrat
38.4%32,444
84,545 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