1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Francis E. Gleeson (D) by 17.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner
58.8%14,573
Francis E. GleesonDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%10,191
24,764 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET