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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 181

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ulysses Shelton (D) won re-election with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Oscar L. Jones (R) by 60.9 points.

Ulysses SheltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.6%5,059
Oscar L. JonesRepublican
18.7%1,187
Willie Mae DychesConstitution
1.7%111
6,357 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

EvenD+78.31968D+60.91970

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

The candidates

Ulysses Shelton (D)Oscar L. Jones (R)

Also on the ballot: Willie Mae Dyches (Constitution), 1.7%