1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Francis E. Gleeson (D) won re-election with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Norman Ackerman (R) by 9.4 points.
Francis E. GleesonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%11,812
Norman AckermanRepublican
45.3%9,791
21,603 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)