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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Edward Biester*
(R)		 Alan Williams
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 115,79964.4% 64,06935.6% 130.0% 51,730 179,881
Total R vote: 115,799 (64.4%)      Total D vote: 64,069 (35.6%)      Total Other vote: 13 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Edward Biester* 25,459 81.2%
2   William Allen 5,905 18.8%
TOTAL VOTES 31,364  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Alan Williams 11,131 42.3%
2   Arthur Hennessy 9,595 36.5%
3   Wynne James 5,590 21.2%
TOTAL VOTES 26,316