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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 29

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Frederick H. Hobbs (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph Gurzenda (D) by 14.5 points.

Frederick H. HobbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%57,414
42.7%42,837
100,251 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+1.21976R+8.71980R+31.31984R+34.01988R+31.42004R+27.82008

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