1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Robert V. Obrien (D) by 13.4 points.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%17,240
Robert V. ObrienDemocrat
43.3%13,160
30,400 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET