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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 139

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Foster (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Kilroe (D) by 23.0 points.

William W. FosterRepublican · winner
61.5%14,069
38.5%8,812
22,881 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+23.81968R+23.01970

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