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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Reid L. Bennett (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Pete Leftheris (R) by 33.1 points.

Reid L. BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%12,429
Pete LeftherisRepublican
33.5%6,252
18,681 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+7.41972D+33.91974D+24.41978D+19.31980D+54.71982D+53.21986

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