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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 137

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Philip S. Ruggiero (D) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Clair H. Peifly (R) by 26.1 points.

Philip S. RuggieroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%11,282
Clair H. PeiflyRepublican
37.0%6,615
17,897 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

EvenD+8.61968D+26.11970

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