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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 163

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph Ted Doyle (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Harold A. Lockwood Jr. (R) by 13.3 points.

Joseph Ted DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%15,762
43.3%12,054
27,816 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+13.31972D+28.31974D+27.71976R+7.81978R+10.11980R+25.61982

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