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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 187

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Norman S. Berson (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph L. Zinni (R) by 38.5 points.

Norman S. BersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%15,984
Joseph L. ZinniRepublican
30.8%7,103
23,087 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+38.51972D+34.61974D+42.01976D+31.01978D+29.61980R+7.61982

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