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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 172

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John M. Perzel (R) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Prior (D) by 63.4 points.

John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.7%17,498
Paul PriorDemocrat
18.3%3,914
21,412 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+17.61996R+45.71998R+0.42000R+63.42002R+49.42004R+38.42006

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