1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 144
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Benjamin H. Wilson (R) won re-election with 54.6% of the vote, defeating John T. Welsh Jr. (D) by 13.6 points.
Benjamin H. WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%14,204
John T. Welsh Jr.Democrat
41.0%10,656
Alvin H. SchochConstitution
4.5%1,161
26,021 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)