1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 31
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
George N. Wade (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald A. New (D) by 12.6 points.
George N. WadeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%46,768
Gerald A. NewDemocrat
43.1%36,186
James C. GriederConstitution
1.1%937
83,894 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