2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John M. Perzel (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Costello (D) by 31.4 points.
John M. PerzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%18,507
Richard B. CostelloDemocrat
34.3%9,654
28,161 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET