1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 53
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Roosevelt I. Polite (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating James N. Cox (D) by 23.3 points.
Roosevelt I. PoliteRepublican · winner
61.6%14,598
James N. CoxDemocrat
38.4%9,088
23,688 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