1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 42
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Eugene F. Scanlon (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Catherine Masur (R) by 44.5 points.
Eugene F. ScanlonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%51,091
Catherine MasurRepublican
27.7%19,614
70,718 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