1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania House District 96
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Harold A. Horn (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating John C. Pittenger (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harold A. HornRepublican · winner
50.3%7,570
John C. PittengerDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%7,331
Clifford D. RittenhouseIndependent
1.1%163
15,064 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
The candidates
Harold A. Horn (R)John C. Pittenger (D)
Also on the ballot: Clifford D. Rittenhouse (Independent), 1.1%