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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 23

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Henry Hager (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Heim (D) by 12.4 points.

Henry HagerRepublican · winner
55.7%46,597
Walter J. HeimDemocrat
43.2%36,201
Clayton M. FoxConstitution
1.1%911
83,724 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+34.71976R+40.91980R+40.21984R+45.11992R+47.02004R+31.22008

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

The candidates

Henry Hager (R)Walter J. Heim (D)

Also on the ballot: Clayton M. Fox (Constitution), 1.1%