1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 28
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Ralph W. Hess (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating George D. Weaver (D) by 5.7 points.
Ralph W. HessRepublican · winner
51.8%35,307
George D. WeaverDemocrat
46.1%31,396
Walter S. BryanConstitution
2.2%1,466
68,169 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