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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 47

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roger Raymond Fischer (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating James Oren Roupe (D) by 34.2 points.

Roger Raymond FischerRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,056
32.9%4,439
13,495 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

EvenR+38.91972R+24.61976R+26.31978R+41.81980R+32.31982R+19.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET