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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 88

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John E. Scheaffer (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Al A. Bukowski (D) by 30.1 points.

John E. ScheafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%13,700
34.9%7,361
21,065 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+30.11972R+4.11974R+10.81976R+14.71978R+30.11980R+16.11982

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