1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 59
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Eugene G. Saloom (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Dean A. Shawley (D) by 37.1 points.
Eugene G. SaloomRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%10,861
Dean A. ShawleyDemocrat
31.5%4,987
15,848 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