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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 117

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

George Hasay (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Stanley A. Meholchick (D) by 13.0 points.

George HasayRepublican · winner
56.5%12,913
Stanley A. MeholchickDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%9,947
22,860 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+13.01972R+8.91974R+19.11976R+22.01978R+36.41980R+35.81982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET