1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 11
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Michael A. Opake (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Bybel (R) by 31.4 points.
Michael A. OpakeDemocrat · winner
65.7%54,905
Nicholas BybelRepublican
34.3%28,675
83,580 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