1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 173
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph P. Braig (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Dominick Dejoseph (R) by 8.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Joseph P. BraigDemocrat · winner
54.3%9,531
Dominick DejosephRepublican · incumbent
45.7%8,028
17,559 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)