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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 32

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

J. William Lincoln (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Harry Young Cochran (R) by 30.9 points.

J. William LincolnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%43,920
34.5%23,167
67,090 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

EvenD+34.61978D+30.91982D+21.91994D+35.71998D+36.22006R+15.92014

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