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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 166

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Faith Ryan Whittlesey (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John P. Murray (D) by 17.8 points.

Faith Ryan WhittleseyRepublican · winner
58.9%17,770
41.1%12,387
30,157 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+17.81972R+11.01974R+14.81976R+38.11978R+45.31980R+24.11982

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