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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 2

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Benjamin R. Donolow (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating George Dukes (R) by 26.1 points.

Benjamin R. DonolowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%34,512
George DukesRepublican
37.0%20,234
54,746 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

EvenD+23.91978D+38.31982D+25.21986D+1.51990D+0.61994D+52.41998

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