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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 173

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

I. Harry Checchio (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating John J. McNichol (D) by 12.9 points.

I. Harry ChecchioRepublican · winner
56.5%14,104
43.5%10,879
24,983 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+12.91972D+24.11974D+25.01976

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)