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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 48

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

J. Barry Stout (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Scurfield (R) by 24.2 points.

J. Barry StoutDemocrat · winner
61.0%10,384
36.8%6,265
Boyd SteeleConstitution
2.2%377
17,026 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

EvenD+19.31972D+10.91974D+24.31976D+24.91978D+23.81980D+44.61982

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

The candidates

J. Barry Stout (D)Thomas E. Scurfield (R)

Also on the ballot: Boyd Steele (Constitution), 2.2%