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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 10

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Edward L. Howard (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Harold Lefcourt (D) by 9.6 points.

Edward L. HowardRepublican · winner
52.3%41,843
42.6%34,127
John I. McKenneyConstitution
5.1%4,079
80,049 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+24.71978R+40.21986R+31.81990R+38.81994R+31.41998R+23.02002

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