1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 186
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Earl Vann (D) won re-election with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Frederick Thorpe (R) by 48.6 points.
Earl VannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%11,389
Frederick ThorpeRepublican
25.7%3,936
15,325 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)