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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 37

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John T. Walsh (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Renner (R) by 8.8 points.

John T. WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%12,480
Richard RennerRepublican
45.6%10,452
22,933 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+8.81972D+14.11974D+25.11976D+33.11978D+41.01982D+56.11984

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