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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William Telek (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Danel (D) by 3.2 points.

William TelekRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%10,276
48.4%9,636
19,927 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+18.01976R+1.01978R+8.61980R+3.21982R+3.71984R+1.41986

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