1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 168
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matthew J. Ryan (R) won re-election with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Carter (D) by 30.2 points.
Matthew J. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%13,171
Joseph S. CarterDemocrat
34.9%7,065
20,236 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)