1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 28
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James B. Kelly III (R) won with 43.1% of the vote, defeating Walter S. Novak (D) by 6.9 points.
James B. Kelly IIIRepublican · winner
43.1%9,415
Walter S. NovakDemocrat
36.1%7,898
William M. AppletonConstitution · incumbent
20.8%4,550
21,863 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET