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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 159

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas H. Worrilow (R) won re-election with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Carmen A. Columbo (D) by 20.8 points.

Thomas H. WorrilowRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%7,017
39.6%4,598
11,615 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+4.31968R+20.81970

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