1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 4
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
M. Joseph Rocks (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Philip Price Jr. (R) by 18.6 points.
M. Joseph RocksDemocrat · winner
51.8%45,031
Philip Price Jr.Republican · incumbent
33.2%28,845
C. Delores TuckerConstitution
15.0%13,009
86,885 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