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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 170

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Alvin Katz (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating William B. Travis (D) by 4.0 points.

Alvin KatzRepublican · winner
52.0%13,071
48.0%12,061
25,132 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+12.01968R+4.01970

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