1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
David J. Brightbill (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John H. Anspach (D) by 7.4 points.
David J. BrightbillRepublican · winner
53.7%33,303
John H. AnspachDemocrat
46.3%28,724
62,036 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