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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 136

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James F. Prendergast (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating John S. Stephens (R) by 19.9 points.

James F. PrendergastDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%10,966
40.0%7,324
18,290 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+19.91972D+23.81974D+22.81976R+15.41978R+6.21980D+11.41982

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