1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Reno H. Thomas (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Weldon E. Swartz (D) by 44.1 points.
Reno H. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%10,913
Weldon E. SwartzDemocrat
28.0%4,235
15,148 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