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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 45

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edward P. Zemprelli (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating R. Everett Burns (R) by 22.3 points.

Edward P. ZemprelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%54,274
38.9%34,499
88,774 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

EvenD+24.71976D+46.21980D+27.71996D+22.22000D+0.12020D+6.22024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET