1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 188
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James P. Odonnell (D) won re-election with 54.7% of the vote, defeating John J. Salerno (R) by 11.4 points.
James P. OdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%9,314
John J. SalernoRepublican
43.4%7,382
John M. ThorntonIndependent
1.9%326
17,022 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)