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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 202

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Eugene Gelfand (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Girard A. King (R) by 35.8 points.

Eugene GelfandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%14,500
Girard A. KingRepublican
31.5%6,793
Max WeinerConstitution
1.2%261
21,554 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+35.81972D+51.61974D+59.61976D+50.51978D+20.01982D+29.61984

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

The candidates

Eugene Gelfand (D)Girard A. King (R)

Also on the ballot: Max Weiner (Constitution), 1.2%