1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 17
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Eugene F. Scanlon (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating John S. Cuda (R) by 26.7 points.
Eugene F. ScanlonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%11,463
John S. CudaRepublican
36.6%6,632
18,096 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET