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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 81

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Samuel E. Hayes Jr. (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Walter H. Eichensehr (D) by 31.1 points.

Samuel E. Hayes Jr.Republican · winner
65.6%8,910
Walter H. EichensehrDemocrat
34.4%4,678
13,588 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+25.31968R+31.11970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Samuel E. Hayes Jr. (R)Walter H. Eichensehr (D)