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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 172

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John M. Perzel (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating James Raynock Jr. (D) by 45.7 points.

John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%10,949
27.2%4,084
15,033 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+12.61992R+45.01994R+17.61996R+45.71998R+0.42000R+63.42002

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