1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 46
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John L. Brunner (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Shaffer (R) by 11.4 points.
John L. BrunnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%10,580
Joseph M. ShafferRepublican
44.3%8,413
18,994 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