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1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Pennsylvania (Class 1)


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County Turnout John Heinz*
(R)
Cyril Wecht
(D)
Barbara Karkutt
(Libertarian)
Kipp Dawson
(Socialist Workers)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams37%12,80868.9%5,61830.2%920.5%270.1%530.3%7,190 18,598
Allegheny46%303,65860.1%190,42337.7%3,0050.6%3,7030.7%4,3290.9%113,235 505,118
Armstrong42%13,85458.1%9,68440.6%1350.6%620.3%1040.4%4,170 23,839
Beaver50%38,64551.8%34,96246.9%3020.4%1460.2%5020.7%3,683 74,557
Bedford42%9,66667.9%4,48731.5%500.4%100.1%160.1%5,179 14,229
Berks35%52,90864.2%28,19334.2%6700.8%4320.5%2720.3%24,715 82,475
Blair41%28,72971.2%11,25427.9%2300.6%560.1%1090.3%17,475 40,378
Bradford36%11,51574.4%3,82024.7%620.4%230.1%490.3%7,695 15,469
Bucks42%96,11465.0%49,88433.8%8000.5%5480.4%4150.3%46,230 147,761
Butler43%28,97463.3%15,97234.9%2710.6%2770.6%2940.6%13,002 45,788
Cambria47%33,89855.1%27,21644.2%2510.4%760.1%970.2%6,682 61,538
Cameron54%1,55760.1%1,01439.1%80.3%40.2%80.3%543 2,591
Carbon41%8,62652.3%7,67846.5%600.4%950.6%440.3%948 16,503
Centre35%22,51070.2%8,69227.1%2080.6%810.3%5551.7%13,818 32,046
Chester38%66,20873.7%22,57925.1%5850.7%1550.2%3080.3%43,629 89,835
Clarion40%8,28865.0%4,33434.0%490.4%220.2%600.5%3,954 12,753
Clearfield40%13,79958.4%9,63440.8%850.4%690.3%490.2%4,165 23,636
Clinton34%5,92161.4%3,57537.0%540.6%720.7%280.3%2,346 9,650
Columbia41%11,57360.2%7,52039.1%580.3%240.1%380.2%4,053 19,213
Crawford41%15,70061.3%9,55437.3%1270.5%1610.6%740.3%6,146 25,616
Cumberland40%39,10972.2%14,46326.7%2340.4%2280.4%1400.3%24,646 54,174
Dauphin39%45,07566.2%21,87732.1%3400.5%5680.8%2490.4%23,198 68,109
Delaware46%132,00168.5%58,27830.3%7600.4%8750.5%6560.3%73,723 192,570
Elk44%6,74958.4%4,73440.9%420.4%120.1%290.3%2,015 11,566
Erie43%48,26356.0%36,02841.8%6790.8%7970.9%3640.4%12,235 86,131
Fayette38%20,33247.1%22,26751.6%1700.4%2770.6%1110.3%-1,935 43,157
Forest50%1,21965.3%63133.8%60.3%50.3%50.3%588 1,866
Franklin34%18,54565.9%9,36533.3%1060.4%550.2%820.3%9,180 28,153
Fulton39%2,11159.9%1,38539.3%120.3%70.2%120.3%726 3,527
Greene42%5,73647.5%6,23251.6%360.3%250.2%500.4%-496 12,079
Huntingdon38%8,61572.3%3,18826.8%480.4%290.2%350.3%5,427 11,915
Indiana40%17,33263.7%9,57635.2%1190.4%600.2%1160.4%7,756 27,203
Jefferson39%8,96466.0%4,50333.2%590.4%120.1%370.3%4,461 13,575
Juniata46%4,06163.6%2,29936.0%180.3%50.1%60.1%1,762 6,389
Lackawanna41%37,78753.9%31,40144.8%2520.4%3390.5%3070.4%6,386 70,086
Lancaster33%69,68479.0%17,63320.0%4150.5%2750.3%2460.3%52,051 88,253
Lawrence46%18,03349.6%17,83349.1%1610.4%1030.3%1910.5%200 36,321
Lebanon35%20,06472.2%7,13825.7%2300.8%2350.8%1190.4%12,926 27,786
Lehigh35%47,28865.4%24,02233.2%5430.8%2970.4%1820.3%23,266 72,332
Luzerne41%54,06050.6%51,65048.4%4880.5%3880.4%2300.2%2,410 106,816
Lycoming38%21,98366.6%10,62432.2%1750.5%1480.4%900.3%11,359 33,020
McKean31%7,83269.3%3,27829.0%540.5%800.7%510.5%4,554 11,295
Mercer40%20,32954.2%16,41543.8%2200.6%3430.9%1740.5%3,914 37,481
Mifflin33%7,53868.5%3,26829.7%730.7%890.8%410.4%4,270 11,009
Monroe31%10,79562.5%6,24236.1%1050.6%1110.6%320.2%4,553 17,285
Montgomery40%139,00470.7%55,33028.2%9790.5%5720.3%6150.3%83,674 196,500
Montour40%3,19564.4%1,72734.8%180.4%160.3%90.2%1,468 4,965
Northampton34%32,45356.0%24,40842.1%4710.8%4420.8%2030.4%8,045 57,977
Northumberland41%15,95752.7%13,65145.1%1950.6%3401.1%1210.4%2,306 30,264
Perry42%7,80271.8%2,95527.2%530.5%270.2%290.3%4,847 10,866
Philadelphia42%203,45839.0%308,75959.1%2,7150.5%4,3490.8%3,0080.6%-105,301 522,289
Pike37%3,70665.4%1,84132.5%631.1%380.7%190.3%1,865 5,667
Potter40%3,17365.8%1,56632.5%601.2%50.1%180.4%1,607 4,822
Schuylkill46%32,06457.9%22,72541.0%3400.6%950.2%1400.3%9,339 55,364
Snyder36%7,10378.1%1,92621.2%330.4%120.1%150.2%5,177 9,089
Somerset45%16,52162.6%9,67236.7%810.3%500.2%550.2%6,849 26,379
Sullivan55%1,54561.5%94837.7%120.5%40.2%50.2%597 2,514
Susquehanna42%7,79369.4%3,29929.4%650.6%480.4%220.2%4,494 11,227
Tioga39%8,01671.0%3,10927.5%1030.9%180.2%480.4%4,907 11,294
Union33%6,20074.9%1,94323.5%570.7%270.3%470.6%4,257 8,274
Venango40%11,91865.8%6,04933.4%610.3%160.1%590.3%5,869 18,103
Warren34%7,64866.1%3,77232.6%590.5%650.6%340.3%3,876 11,578
Washington43%36,43452.6%32,13346.4%2520.4%1820.3%2990.4%4,301 69,300
Wayne36%6,80473.2%2,36125.4%510.5%600.6%230.2%4,443 9,299
Westmoreland41%67,23656.9%48,91041.4%6350.5%8080.7%5700.5%18,326 118,159
Wyoming42%5,52171.8%2,11527.5%320.4%20.0%180.2%3,406 7,688
York34%54,41169.1%23,34329.6%4620.6%3690.5%2140.3%31,068 78,799
TOTAL 41% 2,136,41859.3% 1,412,96539.2% 19,2440.5% 18,9510.5% 16,5300.5% 723,453 3,604,108
Total R vote: 2,136,418 (59.3%)      Total D vote: 1,412,965 (39.2%)      Total Other vote: 54,725 (1.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,149,488 $299,482 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $1,932,452 $337,323 $0 $0
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $2,149,488 $299,482 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/PA/1982


Other candidates included: Liane Norman (Consumer), 16,530 votes



1982 Senate class 1, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 12,808 68.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 5,618 30.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 92 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 27 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 53 0.3%
TOTAL 18,598
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Allegheny County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 303,658 60.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 190,423 37.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 3,005 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 3,703 0.7%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 4,329 0.9%
TOTAL 505,118
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Armstrong County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 13,854 58.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,684 40.6%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 135 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 62 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 104 0.4%
TOTAL 23,839
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Beaver County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 38,645 51.8%
Cyril Wecht (D) 34,962 46.9%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 302 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 146 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 502 0.7%
TOTAL 74,557
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Bedford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 9,666 67.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 4,487 31.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 50 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 10 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 14,229
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Berks County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 52,908 64.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 28,193 34.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 670 0.8%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 432 0.5%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 272 0.3%
TOTAL 82,475
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Blair County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 28,729 71.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 11,254 27.9%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 230 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 56 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 109 0.3%
TOTAL 40,378
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Bradford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 11,515 74.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,820 24.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 62 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 23 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 49 0.3%
TOTAL 15,469
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Bucks County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 96,114 65.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 49,884 33.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 800 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 548 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 415 0.3%
TOTAL 147,761
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 28,974 63.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 15,972 34.9%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 271 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 277 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 294 0.6%
TOTAL 45,788
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Cambria County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 33,898 55.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 27,216 44.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 251 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 76 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 97 0.2%
TOTAL 61,538
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Cameron County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 1,557 60.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,014 39.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 8 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 4 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,591
Turnout: 54%


1982 Senate class 1, Carbon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 8,626 52.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 7,678 46.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 60 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 95 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 44 0.3%
TOTAL 16,503
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Centre County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 22,510 70.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 8,692 27.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 208 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 81 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 555 1.7%
TOTAL 32,046
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 66,208 73.7%
Cyril Wecht (D) 22,579 25.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 585 0.7%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 155 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 308 0.3%
TOTAL 89,835
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Clarion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 8,288 65.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 4,334 34.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 49 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 22 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 60 0.5%
TOTAL 12,753
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Clearfield County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 13,799 58.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,634 40.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 85 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 69 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 49 0.2%
TOTAL 23,636
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Clinton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 5,921 61.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,575 37.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 54 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 72 0.7%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 28 0.3%
TOTAL 9,650
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 11,573 60.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 7,520 39.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 58 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 24 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 38 0.2%
TOTAL 19,213
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 15,700 61.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,554 37.3%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 127 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 161 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 74 0.3%
TOTAL 25,616
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 39,109 72.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 14,463 26.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 234 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 228 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 140 0.3%
TOTAL 54,174
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Dauphin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 45,075 66.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 21,877 32.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 340 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 568 0.8%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 249 0.4%
TOTAL 68,109
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Delaware County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 132,001 68.5%
Cyril Wecht (D) 58,278 30.3%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 760 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 875 0.5%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 656 0.3%
TOTAL 192,570
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Elk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 6,749 58.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 4,734 40.9%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 42 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 12 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 29 0.3%
TOTAL 11,566
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Erie County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 48,263 56.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 36,028 41.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 679 0.8%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 797 0.9%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 364 0.4%
TOTAL 86,131
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 20,332 47.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 22,267 51.6%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 170 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 277 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 111 0.3%
TOTAL 43,157
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Forest County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 1,219 65.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 631 33.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 6 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 5 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,866
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 18,545 65.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,365 33.3%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 106 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 55 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 82 0.3%
TOTAL 28,153
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Fulton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 2,111 59.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,385 39.3%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 12 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 7 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 3,527
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 5,736 47.5%
Cyril Wecht (D) 6,232 51.6%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 36 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 25 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 50 0.4%
TOTAL 12,079
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Huntingdon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 8,615 72.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,188 26.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 48 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 29 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 35 0.3%
TOTAL 11,915
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Indiana County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 17,332 63.7%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,576 35.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 119 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 60 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 116 0.4%
TOTAL 27,203
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 8,964 66.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 4,503 33.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 59 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 12 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 37 0.3%
TOTAL 13,575
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Juniata County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 4,061 63.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 2,299 36.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 18 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 5 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,389
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Lackawanna County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 37,787 53.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 31,401 44.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 252 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 339 0.5%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 307 0.4%
TOTAL 70,086
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 69,684 79.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 17,633 20.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 415 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 275 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 246 0.3%
TOTAL 88,253
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 18,033 49.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 17,833 49.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 161 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 103 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 191 0.5%
TOTAL 36,321
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Lebanon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 20,064 72.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 7,138 25.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 230 0.8%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 235 0.8%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 119 0.4%
TOTAL 27,786
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Lehigh County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 47,288 65.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 24,022 33.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 543 0.8%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 297 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 182 0.3%
TOTAL 72,332
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Luzerne County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 54,060 50.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 51,650 48.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 488 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 388 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 230 0.2%
TOTAL 106,816
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Lycoming County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 21,983 66.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 10,624 32.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 175 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 148 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 90 0.3%
TOTAL 33,020
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, McKean County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,832 69.3%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,278 29.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 54 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 80 0.7%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 51 0.5%
TOTAL 11,295
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 20,329 54.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 16,415 43.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 220 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 343 0.9%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 174 0.5%
TOTAL 37,481
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Mifflin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,538 68.5%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,268 29.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 73 0.7%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 89 0.8%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 41 0.4%
TOTAL 11,009
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 10,795 62.5%
Cyril Wecht (D) 6,242 36.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 105 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 111 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 32 0.2%
TOTAL 17,285
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 139,004 70.7%
Cyril Wecht (D) 55,330 28.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 979 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 572 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 615 0.3%
TOTAL 196,500
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Montour County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 3,195 64.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,727 34.8%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 18 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 16 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,965
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Northampton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 32,453 56.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 24,408 42.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 471 0.8%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 442 0.8%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 203 0.4%
TOTAL 57,977
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Northumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 15,957 52.7%
Cyril Wecht (D) 13,651 45.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 195 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 340 1.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 121 0.4%
TOTAL 30,264
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,802 71.8%
Cyril Wecht (D) 2,955 27.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 53 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 27 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 29 0.3%
TOTAL 10,866
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Philadelphia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 203,458 39.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 308,759 59.1%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 2,715 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 4,349 0.8%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 3,008 0.6%
TOTAL 522,289
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 3,706 65.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,841 32.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 63 1.1%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 38 0.7%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 5,667
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Potter County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 3,173 65.8%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,566 32.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 60 1.2%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 5 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,822
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Schuylkill County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 32,064 57.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 22,725 41.0%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 340 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 95 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 140 0.3%
TOTAL 55,364
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Snyder County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,103 78.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,926 21.2%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 33 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 12 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 15 0.2%
TOTAL 9,089
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 16,521 62.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 9,672 36.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 81 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 50 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 55 0.2%
TOTAL 26,379
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 1,545 61.5%
Cyril Wecht (D) 948 37.7%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 12 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 4 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,514
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Susquehanna County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,793 69.4%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,299 29.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 65 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 48 0.4%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 11,227
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Tioga County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 8,016 71.0%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,109 27.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 103 0.9%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 18 0.2%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 48 0.4%
TOTAL 11,294
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 6,200 74.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 1,943 23.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 57 0.7%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 27 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 47 0.6%
TOTAL 8,274
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Venango County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 11,918 65.8%
Cyril Wecht (D) 6,049 33.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 61 0.3%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 16 0.1%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 59 0.3%
TOTAL 18,103
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 7,648 66.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 3,772 32.6%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 59 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 65 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 34 0.3%
TOTAL 11,578
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 36,434 52.6%
Cyril Wecht (D) 32,133 46.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 252 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 182 0.3%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 299 0.4%
TOTAL 69,300
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 6,804 73.2%
Cyril Wecht (D) 2,361 25.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 51 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 60 0.6%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 23 0.2%
TOTAL 9,299
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Westmoreland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 67,236 56.9%
Cyril Wecht (D) 48,910 41.4%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 635 0.5%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 808 0.7%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 570 0.5%
TOTAL 118,159
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Wyoming County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 5,521 71.8%
Cyril Wecht (D) 2,115 27.5%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 32 0.4%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 2 0.0%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 7,688
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, York County
CandidateVotesPct
John Heinz* (R) 54,411 69.1%
Cyril Wecht (D) 23,343 29.6%
Barbara Karkutt (Lbt) 462 0.6%
Kipp Dawson (SW) 369 0.5%
Liane Norman (Consumer) 214 0.3%
TOTAL 78,799
Turnout: 34%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Heinz*
Total Disbursements: $2,149,488
Total Receipts: $1,932,452
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $2,149,488



Cyril Wecht
Total Disbursements: $299,482
Total Receipts: $337,323
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $299,482



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/PA/1982


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Cyril Wecht 426,625 57.2% $299,482
2   John Logue 166,078 22.3% $7,457
3   Cyril Sagan 152,631 20.5%
TOTAL VOTES 745,334