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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 80

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

W. William Wilt (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick T. Jones (D) by 8.9 points.

W. William WiltRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%9,763
45.5%8,167
17,930 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+13.51972R+7.21974D+13.51976R+14.21978R+26.21980R+50.01984

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