1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 1

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Henry J. Cianfrani (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Solomon (R) by 20.2 points.

Henry J. CianfraniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%48,693
39.9%32,308
81,001 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+40.41976D+13.21980D+20.21984D+24.01988D+50.91992D+57.31996

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