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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 43

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James W. Knepper (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick Schipani (D) by 24.5 points.

James W. KnepperRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%15,110
37.7%9,163
24,275 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+24.51972R+28.31974R+13.11976R+27.71978R+11.61980R+54.61982

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