1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 62
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William Shane (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Frank E. Moore (R) by 7.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
William ShaneDemocrat · winner
53.5%9,139
Frank E. MooreRepublican · incumbent
46.5%7,943
17,082 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)