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1970Final results

1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 38

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Stanley M. Noszka (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating J. J. Gavin (R) by 37.4 points.

Stanley M. NoszkaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%38,856
J. J. GavinRepublican
30.0%17,292
Charles StutlerConstitution
2.6%1,521
57,669 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+25.31978D+34.91986D+43.41990D+29.92002D+0.62018D+11.62022

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

The candidates

Stanley M. Noszka (D)J. J. Gavin (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles Stutler (Constitution), 2.6%