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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Harry A. Englehart (D) won re-election with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Peter A. Carpenter (R) by 18.0 points.

Harry A. EnglehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%13,454
Peter A. CarpenterRepublican
41.0%9,355
22,809 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 1976

Races before and after

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

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Harry A. Englehart (D)Peter A. Carpenter (R)