2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Pennsylvania House District 72
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Frank Burns (D) won re-election with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Philip Rice (R) by 17.6 points.
Frank BurnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%13,340
Philip RiceRepublican
41.2%9,346
100% of the expected vote counted · 22,686 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Frank BurnsPhilip Rice
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Raised by the campaign
$45.8K
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Spent by the campaign
$1.1K
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Cash on hand
$45K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Frank Burns
- 11%
- Philip Rice
- 89%
- Projected margin
- R+10.2