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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry A. Englehart (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating John W. Taylor (R) by 22.0 points.

Harry A. EnglehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%11,492
John W. TaylorRepublican
39.0%7,350
18,842 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+0.31972D+14.91974D+18.01976R+1.01978R+8.61980R+3.21982

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