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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 170

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas J. Gola (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Sullivan (D) by 12.0 points.

Thomas J. GolaRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%16,654
44.0%13,081
29,735 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+16.11972R+13.01974R+11.81976R+27.91978R+39.91980R+25.21982

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