1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 72
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William J. Stewart (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James O. Whelan Jr. (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. StewartDemocrat · winner
51.0%11,027
James O. Whelan Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.0%10,599
21,626 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET