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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 40

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edward M. Early (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Joanne Mudry (R) by 35.0 points.

Edward M. EarlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%52,949
Joanne MudryRepublican
32.5%25,510
78,462 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+16.81978D+35.01982D+10.51986R+2.51990R+38.51994R+37.01998

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