1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 33
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
William J. Moore (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Oravetz (D) by 17.8 points.
William J. MooreRepublican · winner
58.9%47,384
Robert F. OravetzDemocrat
41.1%33,048
80,433 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