1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 178
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Harry Comer (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating John P. Olsen (R) by 10.6 points.
Harry ComerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%12,213
John P. OlsenRepublican
44.7%9,870
22,083 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