1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 40
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jay R. Wells III (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating James H. McLean (D) by 15.1 points.
Jay R. Wells IIIRepublican · winner
51.3%12,197
James H. McLeanDemocrat
36.3%8,618
Donald O. BairConstitution · incumbent
12.4%2,948
23,763 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