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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 188

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Lucien E. Blackwell (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Margaret E. Savage (R) by 60.0 points.

Lucien E. BlackwellDemocrat · winner
80.0%13,931
20.0%3,480
17,411 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+60.01972D+73.81974D+74.91976D+27.11978D+75.31980D+81.31984

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