1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 178
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Harry Comer (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Dougherty (R) by 11.0 points.
Harry ComerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%9,218
Charles F. DoughertyRepublican
44.5%7,390
16,608 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET