1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 162
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Dorsey (R) won re-election with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Dowds (D) by 16.0 points.
Joseph W. DorseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%11,534
Charles B. DowdsDemocrat
42.0%8,346
19,880 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)