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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 157

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard Schulze (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Michael F. Beausang Jr. (D) by 29.4 points.

Richard SchulzeRepublican · winner
64.7%12,783
35.3%6,973
19,756 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+34.71968R+29.41970

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