1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 50
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Roy W. Wilt (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Ruhlman (D) by 8.2 points.
Roy W. WiltRepublican · winner
54.1%36,889
Richard J. RuhlmanDemocrat
45.9%31,269
68,158 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