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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Edgar won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Edgar received 105,775 popular votes (55.44%). The main challenger was Steve Joachim (44.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Edgar and Joachim

Edgar +10.9 pts · won by 20,752 votes
Bob EdgarDemocraticWINNER55.44%
105,775 votes
Steve JoachimRepublican44.56%
85,023 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.