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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David N. Savitt (D) won re-election with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Walter Moody (R) by 24.0 points.

David N. SavittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%7,159
Walter MoodyRepublican
37.8%4,378
Arnold TerryWorking Families
0.3%33
11,570 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+33.81968D+24.01970

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

The candidates

David N. Savitt (D)Walter Moody (R)

Also on the ballot: Arnold Terry (Working Families), 0.3%