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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 182

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Babette Josephs (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Karen Chizeck (R) by 30.4 points.

Babette JosephsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%18,324
Karen ChizeckRepublican
34.8%9,772
28,096 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+50.91982D+23.51984D+38.31986D+30.41988D+20.41990D+54.41992

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