1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 6
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Robert A. Rovner (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating John F. Byrne Jr. (D) by 0.5 points.
Robert A. RovnerRepublican · winner
50.3%64,491
John F. Byrne Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.7%63,848
128,339 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