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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 176

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Alvin Katz (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Louis Siegel (D) by 26.8 points.

Alvin KatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%16,944
Louis SiegelDemocrat
36.6%9,788
26,732 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+26.81972R+10.81974R+22.81976R+11.61978R+14.41980R+25.51982

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