1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 3
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Herbert Arlene (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Nimmons (R) by 54.1 points.
Herbert ArleneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%46,135
Henry J. NimmonsRepublican
22.4%13,518
Richard SchellOther party
1.0%594
60,247 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