1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 70
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William Telek (R) won re-election with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Edmond P. Jacoby (D) by 8.6 points.
William TelekRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%13,043
Edmond P. JacobyDemocrat
45.7%10,981
24,024 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 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)