1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won re-election with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Robert V. Obrien (D) by 20.2 points.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%13,352
Robert V. ObrienDemocrat
39.9%8,857
22,209 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)