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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 16

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert K. Hamilton (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Standish (R) by 40.6 points.

Robert K. HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%11,378
Robert StandishRepublican
29.7%4,811
16,189 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

EvenD+0.11972D+56.71974D+52.31976D+51.41978D+65.51984D+46.11988

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