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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John W. Fichter (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Netta Young Hughes (D) by 19.4 points.

John W. FichterRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,938
40.3%5,363
13,301 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+1.61992R+27.71994R+12.91996R+19.41998R+2.92000R+22.82002

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