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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 146

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William H. Yohn Jr. (R) won re-election with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen P. Ruby (D) by 16.7 points.

William H. Yohn Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
57.0%8,639
Stephen P. RubyDemocrat
40.3%6,112
Louis C. PirnikConstitution
2.7%407
15,158 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+19.71968R+16.71970

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

The candidates

William H. Yohn Jr. (R)Stephen P. Ruby (D)

Also on the ballot: Louis C. Pirnik (Constitution), 2.7%