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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 30

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard J. Cessar (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Kelly (D) by 43.9 points.

Richard J. CessarRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%18,647
28.1%7,271
25,918 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

EvenR+43.91972R+28.11974R+38.41978R+35.61980R+28.61982R+30.11984

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