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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William Telek (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Danel (D) by 1.4 points.

William TelekRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%9,807
49.3%9,536
19,343 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+8.61980R+3.21982R+3.71984R+1.41986R+3.01988R+16.71990

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