1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 70
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William Telek (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Harry A. Englehart (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William TelekRepublican · winner
50.5%9,882
Harry A. EnglehartDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%9,680
19,562 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET