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1992Final results

1992 election for Pennsylvania House District 83

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas W. Dempsey (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Sally L. Butterfield (D) by 33.7 points.

Thomas W. DempseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%13,925
33.2%6,907
20,832 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+36.71982R+49.41984R+19.71990R+33.71992R+50.31994R+16.82000

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