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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 65

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Allen (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Holmes (D) by 10.7 points.

William W. AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%7,301
44.6%5,888
13,189 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+16.41972R+17.01974R+32.81976R+43.01978R+41.81982D+9.71984

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