1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 197
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joel J. Johnson (D) won re-election with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Edwin Griffin (R) by 69.6 points.
Joel J. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.8%11,100
Edwin GriffinRepublican
15.2%1,987
13,087 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)