1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 50
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
R. Budd Dwyer (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Zavacky (D) by 17.4 points.
R. Budd DwyerRepublican · winner
57.8%36,503
Michael J. ZavackyDemocrat
40.4%25,526
Merritt W. TerrellConstitution
1.8%1,133
63,162 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET