1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 71
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Patrick A. Gleason (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating V. Donald Hartnett (D) by 23.8 points.
Patrick A. GleasonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%14,592
V. Donald HartnettDemocrat
38.1%8,991
23,583 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