1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 39
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John N. Scales (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Johnston (R) by 40.0 points.
John N. ScalesDemocrat · winner
70.0%57,961
Charles C. JohnstonRepublican
30.0%24,856
82,821 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