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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert A. Borski Jr. won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert A. Borski Jr. received 97,161 popular votes (50.09%). The main challenger was Charles F. Dougherty (48.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Dougherty

Jr. +1.4 pts · won by 2,664 votes
Robert A. Borski Jr.DemocraticWINNER50.09%
97,161 votes
Charles F. DoughertyRepublican48.72%
94,497 votes
Carolyn Bergerconsumer0.51%
980 votes
Mike Finleysocialist workers0.45%
881 votes
Bruce BishkinLibertarian0.22%
435 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.