1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 19
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John Stauffer (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Ciolko (D) by 44.1 points.
John StaufferRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%67,594
Walter J. CiolkoDemocrat
28.0%26,242
93,837 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