1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 35
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
W. Louis Coppersmith (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Leberknight (R) by 10.8 points.
W. Louis CoppersmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%47,838
Charles B. LeberknightRepublican
44.6%38,487
86,325 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