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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 34

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Joseph S. Ammerman (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating James B. Reese (R) by 7.7 points.

Joseph S. AmmermanDemocrat · winner
53.9%31,681
James B. ReeseRepublican
46.1%27,142
58,823 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+18.71978R+27.51982R+44.11986R+15.81990R+41.41994R+4.21998

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