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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 182

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Babette Josephs (D) won re-election with 68.1% of the vote, defeating John A. Kolody Jr. (R) by 38.3 points.

Babette JosephsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%12,021
29.8%5,260
Ralph MullingerLibertarian
2.1%363
17,644 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+50.91982D+23.51984D+38.31986D+30.41988D+20.41990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Babette Josephs (D)John A. Kolody Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Ralph Mullinger (Libertarian), 2.1%