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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 20

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

T. Newell Wood (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Ellsworth S. Keller (D) by 19.2 points.

T. Newell WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%45,389
38.9%30,369
Robert L. JonesConstitution
3.1%2,399
78,157 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+42.81978R+29.41982R+27.71986R+39.22002R+18.72006R+35.52022

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

The candidates

T. Newell Wood (R)Ellsworth S. Keller (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert L. Jones (Constitution), 3.1%