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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania House District 172

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John M. Perzel (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Barry E. Rankin (D) by 45.0 points.

John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%14,230
27.5%5,393
19,623 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+29.31988R+34.41990R+12.61992R+45.01994R+17.61996R+45.71998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET