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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 141

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James J. A. Gallagher (D) won re-election with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Francis S. McCloskey (R) by 35.5 points.

James J. A. GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%8,432
32.2%4,011
12,443 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+17.71968D+35.51970

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