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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 72

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Tom Yewcic (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Alt (R) by 56.7 points.

Tom YewcicDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.4%13,740
Frank AltRepublican
20.7%3,678
Valjean G. ClarkOther party
1.9%335
17,753 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

EvenD+16.41992D+37.91994D+52.71996D+56.71998D+55.72000D+38.72002

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

The candidates

Tom Yewcic (D)Frank Alt (R)

Also on the ballot: Valjean G. Clark (Other party), 1.9%