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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 197

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joel J. Johnson (D) won re-election with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Minnie E. Gaines (R) by 68.2 points.

Joel J. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.8%7,804
Minnie E. GainesRepublican
15.6%1,450
Garland DempseyConstitution
0.6%56
9,310 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+68.21970

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

The candidates

Joel J. Johnson (D)Minnie E. Gaines (R)

Also on the ballot: Garland Dempsey (Constitution), 0.6%