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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 78

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Percy G. Poor (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Charles O. Seager (D) by 24.9 points.

Percy G. PoorRepublican · winner
62.5%11,161
37.5%6,704
17,865 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+27.01972R+8.31974Even1976R+26.21978R+37.61980R+16.71982

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