1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 126
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Michael A. Opake (D) won re-election with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Hoffmaster (R) by 44.0 points.
Michael A. OpakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%9,878
Robert E. HoffmasterRepublican
26.9%3,746
James V. GallagherConstitution
2.3%316
13,940 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Michael A. Opake (D)Robert E. Hoffmaster (R)
Also on the ballot: James V. Gallagher (Constitution), 2.3%