1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating John J. Oconnor (D) by 20.3 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%67,430
John J. OconnorDemocrat
39.8%44,649
112,079 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