1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Charles F. Dougherty (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Herbert J. McGlinchey (D) by 1.3 points.
Charles F. DoughertyRepublican · winner
50.6%57,490
Herbert J. McGlincheyDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%56,060
113,550 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