1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 28
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Ralph W. Hess (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Oare (D) by 33.2 points.
Ralph W. HessRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%39,147
Richard OareDemocrat
33.4%19,651
58,801 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