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2004Final results

2004 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John W. Fichter (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Matthew Gordon (D) by 10.0 points.

John W. FichterRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%15,929
45.0%13,025
28,954 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+19.41998R+2.92000R+22.82002R+10.02004R+0.52006D+2.82008

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