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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard T. Schulze won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard T. Schulze received 90,648 popular votes (67.24%). The main challenger was Bob Burger (32.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Schulze and Burger

Schulze +34.5 pts · won by 46,478 votes
Richard T. SchulzeRepublicanWINNER67.24%
90,648 votes
Bob BurgerDemocratic32.76%
44,170 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.