1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 72
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James O. Whelan Jr. (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Piurkowsky (D) by 4.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James O. Whelan Jr.Republican · winner
52.2%9,528
Joseph P. PiurkowskyDemocrat
47.8%8,738
18,268 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET