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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 195

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Francis J. Lynch (D) won re-election with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Donald Powers (R) by 33.6 points.

Francis J. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%6,989
Donald PowersRepublican
32.9%3,458
George StromanOther party
0.6%65
10,512 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+50.81968D+33.61970

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

The candidates

Francis J. Lynch (D)Donald Powers (R)

Also on the ballot: George Stroman (Other party), 0.6%