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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 54

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

C. L. Schmitt (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Blackburn (R) by 25.6 points.

C. L. SchmittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%13,072
37.2%7,736
20,808 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+25.61972R+24.41978D+46.71980D+24.31992D+25.41998D+20.42004

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