1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 40
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jay R. Wells III (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Ziegler (D) by 2.8 points.
Jay R. Wells IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%13,358
Donald E. ZieglerDemocrat
48.6%12,641
26,006 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET