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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 183

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. Tayoun (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Adriano Mastrangelo (R) by 18.5 points.

James J. TayounDemocrat · winner
59.2%14,675
Adriano MastrangeloRepublican · incumbent
40.6%10,079
0.2%44
24,798 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

EvenD+18.51972D+46.51974D+20.91976D+44.41978D+12.61980D+42.11982

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

The candidates