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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election?

Joseph Michael McDade won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 10 Election. Joseph Michael McDade received 103,617 popular votes (67.51%). The main challenger was Robert J. Rafalko (32.49%).

See the full head-to-head between McDade and Rafalko

McDade +35.0 pts · won by 53,749 votes
Joseph Michael McDadeRepublicanWINNER67.51%
103,617 votes
Robert J. RafalkoDemocratic32.49%
49,868 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.