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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 147

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

G. Sieber Pancoast (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Paul C. Saylor (D) by 28.7 points.

G. Sieber PancoastRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%10,520
33.9%5,696
Felix P. GrossConstitution
3.4%572
16,788 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

Races before and after

EvenR+43.51972R+35.61974R+14.91976R+31.61978R+34.51980R+28.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

G. Sieber Pancoast (R)Paul C. Saylor (D)

Also on the ballot: Felix P. Gross (Constitution), 3.4%