1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 79
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Denny J. Bixler (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Maierhofer (R) by 19.6 points.
Denny J. BixlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%9,879
Louis J. MaierhoferRepublican
40.2%6,644
16,523 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET