1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Francis E. Gleeson (D) won re-election with 58.8% of the vote, defeating William Pfender (R) by 17.5 points.
Francis E. GleesonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%13,379
William PfenderRepublican
41.2%9,385
22,764 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)