1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 131
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James P. Ritter (D) won re-election with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Cornelius P. Mullen Jr. (R) by 22.7 points.
James P. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%11,904
Cornelius P. Mullen Jr.Republican
38.7%7,501
19,406 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)