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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 45

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Max H. Homer (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Ernharth (R) by 9.0 points.

Max H. HomerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%13,523
45.5%11,300
24,827 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+9.01972D+37.81974D+31.31978D+46.51982D+46.91984D+41.91990

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