1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Dale P. Kennedy (D) by 21.1 points.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%15,057
Dale P. KennedyDemocrat
39.5%9,817
24,874 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET