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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David N. Savitt (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Charles M. Hoffman (R) by 13.6 points.

David N. SavittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%10,145
43.2%7,721
17,866 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+13.61972D+34.41974D+49.21976D+29.41978D+40.31980D+38.21982

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