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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 135

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas J. Maloney (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating William C. Rybak (D) by 3.1 points.

Thomas J. MaloneyRepublican · winner
51.6%10,931
William C. RybakDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%10,269
21,200 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

EvenD+41.91974D+21.21978D+7.41980D+13.21982D+15.71984D+27.61986

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