1970Final results
1970 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Thomas P. McCreesh (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating James J. Bushey (R) by 29.4 points.
Thomas P. McCreeshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%34,447
James J. BusheyRepublican
34.8%18,667
William J. JohnsonIndependent
1.1%593
53,707 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