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1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 134

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph R. Zeller (D) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating William A. Steckel (R) by 1.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Joseph R. ZellerDemocrat · winner
49.2%10,205
William A. SteckelRepublican · incumbent
48.1%9,982
Walter F. LongConstitution
2.7%562
20,749 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

EvenR+21.11968D+1.11970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Joseph R. Zeller (D)William A. Steckel (R)

Also on the ballot: Walter F. Long (Constitution), 2.7%