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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 79

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Denny J. Bixler (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Lowell H. Norris (R) by 6.7 points.

Denny J. BixlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%10,244
46.7%8,958
19,202 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+6.71972D+14.41974D+35.21976R+3.41978R+25.31980R+34.51982

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