1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David S. Hayes (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Cleon H. Livingston (D) by 41.6 points.
David S. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%14,668
Cleon H. LivingstonDemocrat
29.2%6,045
20,713 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