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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election?

Don Ritter won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 15 Election. Don Ritter received 79,455 popular votes (57.8%). The main challenger was Richard J. Orloski (42.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Ritter and Orloski

Ritter +15.6 pts · won by 21,453 votes
Don RitterRepublicanWINNER57.8%
79,455 votes
Richard J. OrloskiDemocratic42.2%
58,002 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.