1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 48
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
J. Barry Stout (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Lawrence E. Orourke (R) by 19.3 points.
J. Barry StoutDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%13,967
Lawrence E. OrourkeRepublican
40.3%9,450
23,439 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