1972Final results
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 47
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James E. Ross (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Walter E. Landgraf (R) by 18.3 points.
James E. RossDemocrat · winner
59.2%49,915
Walter E. LandgrafRepublican
40.8%34,434
84,382 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