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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 27

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Franklin L. Kury (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating George A. Deitrick (R) by 4.2 points.

Franklin L. KuryDemocrat · winner
52.1%46,535
47.9%42,778
89,322 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+10.21976R+9.71980R+7.41988R+19.01992R+40.82004R+44.72020

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