1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Francis E. Gleeson (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Elwood H. Hippel (R) by 3.8 points.
Francis E. GleesonDemocrat · winner
51.9%13,389
Elwood H. HippelRepublican · incumbent
48.1%12,421
25,810 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET