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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 31

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Helen D. Gillette (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Irene R. Ravigoni (R) by 6.9 points.

Helen D. GilletteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%11,257
46.5%9,794
21,051 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+6.91972D+36.91974D+21.21976D+10.31978D+32.51980D+38.71982

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