1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1972 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races228
Changed party0
Unopposed5%12 races
Incumbents defeated15
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 12 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Henry J. Cianfrani (D) | 20.2 | |
| SD-3 | Herbert Arlene (D) | 54.1 | |
| SD-5 | Charles F. Dougherty (R) | 1.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Freeman Hankins (D) | 49.7 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 30.8 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 31.4 | |
| SD-13 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | 49.2 | |
| SD-15 | William B. Lentz (R) | 28.6 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 20.3 | |
| SD-19 | John Stauffer (R) | 44.1 | |
| SD-21 | W. Thomas Andrews (R) | 9.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-23 | Henry Hager (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-25 | Richard C. Frame (R) | 20.7 | |
| SD-27 | Franklin L. Kury (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-29 | Frederick H. Hobbs (R) | 14.5 | |
| SD-31 | George N. Wade (R) | 12.6 | |
| SD-33 | William J. Moore (R) | 17.8 | |
| SD-35 | W. Louis Coppersmith (D) | 10.8 | |
| SD-37 | Wayne S. Ewing (R) | 20.1 | |
| SD-39 | John N. Scales (D) | 40.0 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 15.6 | |
| SD-43 | Frank Mazzei (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Edward P. Zemprelli (D) | 22.3 | |
| SD-47 | James E. Ross (D) | 18.3 | |
| SD-49 | Quentin R. Orlando (D) | 13.9 |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 96 · R 107
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner