2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 172
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Kevin J. Boyle (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John M. Perzel (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kevin J. BoyleDemocrat · winner
53.7%9,131
John M. PerzelRepublican · incumbent
46.3%7,872
17,003 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET