1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 70
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John W. Fichter (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Clarke (D) by 12.9 points.
John W. FichterRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%10,097
Michael P. ClarkeDemocrat
43.6%7,792
17,889 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET