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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 128

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. Gallen (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Florence V. Deysher (D) by 28.3 points.

James J. GallenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%15,032
35.8%8,398
23,430 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+28.31972R+12.01974R+16.81976R+27.51978R+25.51980R+35.01982

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