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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 8

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roy W. Wilt (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick E. Bradley (D) by 41.4 points.

Roy W. WiltRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%14,349
29.3%5,944
20,293 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

EvenR+41.41972R+35.71974R+25.81976R+8.81982R+31.11984R+37.91986

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