1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 34
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Richard James Frankenburg (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating William Welsh (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard James FrankenburgRepublican · winner
50.8%8,957
William WelshDemocrat
49.2%8,660
17,617 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