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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 49

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Quentin R. Orlando (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Brozich (R) by 13.9 points.

Quentin R. OrlandoDemocrat · winner
57.0%51,770
43.0%39,115
90,885 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+6.41976D+10.61980D+49.31984D+58.41988D+10.41992R+10.71996

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