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1972Final results

1972 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry A. Englehart (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating William Telek (R) by 0.3 points.

Harry A. EnglehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%11,253
William TelekRepublican
49.8%11,177
22,430 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+0.31972D+14.91974D+18.01976R+1.01978R+8.61980R+3.21982

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