1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 87
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Guy A. Kistler (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating James O. Whittaker (D) by 22.5 points.
Guy A. KistlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%13,307
James O. WhittakerDemocrat
38.7%8,418
21,727 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