PaSen 1970

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1970
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Constitution	American Independent	Socialist Labor	Consumer	Socialist Workers	Scattering	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Hugh Scott	William G. Sesler			Frank W. Gaydosh	W. Henry McFarland	Herman Johansen	William R.. Mimms	Robin Maisel
Pennsylvania	3644303	1874106	1653774	220332	R	85813	18275	4375	3932	3970	58	51.43	45.38	3.19
Adams	15606	9155	6074	3081	R	317	49	3	3	3	2	58.66	38.92	2.42
Allegheny	498037	238127	240270	-2143	D	12795	3935	1063	909	917	21	47.81	48.24	3.94
Armstrong	23973	13002	10658	2344	R	182	100	17	9	3	2	54.24	44.46	1.31
Beaver	66199	28917	35286	-6369	D	1584	238	81	52	41	0	43.68	53.30	3.02
Bedford	14054	8523	5258	3265	R	139	118	10	1	5	0	60.64	37.41	1.94
Berks	81381	37557	40083	-2526	D	3169	309	119	56	88	0	46.15	49.25	4.60
Blair	37829	19642	15713	3929	R	2040	376	22	24	12	0	51.92	41.54	6.54
Bradford	15540	10496	4377	6119	R	566	70	5	13	13	0	67.54	28.17	4.29
Bucks	109495	59107	44478	14629	R	5127	514	108	77	80	4	53.98	40.62	5.40
Butler	33914	17371	15271	2100	R	859	269	53	41	49	1	51.22	45.03	3.75
Cambria	65917	29951	34670	-4719	D	398	749	54	50	45	0	45.44	52.60	1.97
Cameron	12469	1310	11111	-9801	D	31	11	3	0	2	1	10.51	89.11	0.38
Carbon	18230	9646	8205	1441	R	272	66	18	11	12	0	52.91	45.01	2.08
Centre	23890	14907	8449	6458	R	363	96	33	14	27	1	62.40	35.37	2.24
Chester	77983	48774	26045	22729	R	2675	310	50	83	46	0	62.54	33.40	4.06
Clarion	11842	6791	4845	1946	R	105	83	9	4	5	0	57.35	40.91	1.74
Clearfield	25174	12597	12099	498	R	245	161	40	16	15	1	50.04	48.06	1.90
Clinton	11082	5925	4958	967	R	124	42	23	4	6	0	53.47	44.74	1.80
Columbia	18339	9537	6637	2900	R	2123	24	7	4	7	0	52.00	36.19	11.81
Crawford	22703	11580	10239	1341	R	733	86	19	25	20	1	51.01	45.10	3.89
Cumberland	43696	26723	14957	11766	R	1778	168	36	14	19	1	61.16	34.23	4.61
Dauphin	65135	40366	21850	18516	R	2544	233	58	33	49	2	61.97	33.55	4.48
Delaware	211588	129908	76004	53904	R	4360	877	171	131	133	4	61.40	35.92	2.68
Elk	11184	5334	5674	-340	D	82	57	21	10	6	0	47.69	50.73	1.57
Erie	78821	36635	40809	-4174	D	838	300	104	50	85	0	46.48	51.77	1.75
Fayette	45301	17387	27139	-9752	D	480	189	51	20	35	0	38.38	59.91	1.71
Forest	1625	1000	613	387	R	4	4	3	1	0	0	61.54	37.72	0.74
Franklin	26165	14393	10675	3718	R	954	106	9	15	13	0	55.01	40.80	4.19
Fulton	3673	1942	1664	278	R	51	13	1	1	1	0	52.87	45.30	1.82
Greene	10879	4242	6467	-2225	D	93	51	15	7	4	0	38.99	59.44	1.56
Huntingdon	11286	7181	3655	3526	R	297	131	12	8	2	0	63.63	32.39	3.99
Indiana	24106	13544	10171	3373	R	214	140	28	4	5	0	56.19	42.19	1.62
Jefferson	15107	8885	5996	2889	R	105	99	10	7	5	0	58.81	39.69	1.50
Juniata	6273	3725	2426	1299	R	100	12	5	2	3	0	59.38	38.67	1.94
Lackawanna	91152	46475	43135	3340	R	1286	165	33	31	27	0	50.99	47.32	1.69
Lancaster	81670	53455	24160	29295	R	3370	532	56	52	45	0	65.45	29.58	4.97
Lawrence	33135	17006	15362	1644	R	499	191	33	14	29	1	51.32	46.36	2.31
Lebanon	25930	15770	8693	7077	R	1281	117	20	25	22	2	60.82	33.52	5.66
Lehigh	71397	36521	32918	3603	R	1544	263	67	40	44	0	51.15	46.11	2.74
Luzerne	113891	52943	56905	-3962	D	3511	306	83	63	80	0	46.49	49.96	3.55
Lycoming	34870	19962	13251	6711	R	1506	94	21	16	20	0	57.25	38.00	4.75
McKean	12532	7430	4910	2520	R	98	54	12	16	11	1	59.29	39.18	1.53
Mercer	37377	18464	17931	533	R	665	190	58	34	34	1	49.40	47.97	2.63
Mifflin	11187	6937	3975	2962	R	194	29	36	5	11	0	62.01	35.53	2.46
Monroe	13863	7261	6097	1164	R	440	31	13	5	15	1	52.38	43.98	3.64
Montgomery	202199	122001	73380	48621	R	5493	849	173	164	136	3	60.34	36.29	3.37
Montour	5713	3263	2223	1040	R	208	8	6	3	2	0	57.12	38.91	3.97
Northampton	58046	25878	30765	-4887	D	994	195	93	41	80	0	44.58	53.00	2.42
Northumberland	35875	20946	13881	7065	R	859	123	34	14	18	0	58.39	38.69	2.92
Perry	9282	5807	3155	2652	R	267	34	8	6	5	0	62.56	33.99	3.45
Philadelphia	642142	283793	344964	-61171	D	6697	3141	879	1405	1263	0	44.19	53.72	2.08
Pike	4660	3110	1344	1766	R	185	10	9	1	1	0	66.74	28.84	4.42
Potter	5204	2792	2250	542	R	111	32	9	5	5	0	53.65	43.24	3.11
Schuylkill	64921	34619	28390	6229	R	1676	161	31	28	16	0	53.32	43.73	2.95
Snyder	8059	5727	1922	3805	R	361	21	6	12	10	0	71.06	23.85	5.09
Somerset	15955	14461	1114	13347	R	143	194	15	14	11	3	90.64	6.98	2.38
Sullivan	2524	1523	948	575	R	41	11	1	0	0	0	60.34	37.56	2.10
Susquehanna	12210	7597	3653	3944	R	912	23	11	4	10	0	62.22	29.92	7.86
Tioga	10874	6976	3539	3437	R	309	35	6	4	5	0	64.15	32.55	3.30
Union	7298	5054	1891	3163	R	304	27	7	6	9	0	69.25	25.91	4.84
Venango	17060	10269	6552	3717	R	144	62	15	13	5	0	60.19	38.41	1.40
Warren	11578	6626	4780	1846	R	117	32	9	10	4	0	57.23	41.29	1.49
Washington	64749	27902	35092	-7190	D	1294	308	78	36	39	0	43.09	54.20	2.71
Wayne	9993	6884	2304	4580	R	759	31	3	3	9	0	68.89	23.06	8.06
Westmoreland	110833	46960	60550	-13590	D	1980	789	230	123	197	4	42.37	54.63	3.00
Wyoming	6972	4874	1793	3081	R	275	13	7	5	5	0	69.91	25.72	4.37
York	72656	40640	29121	11519	R	2543	218	52	35	46	1	55.93	40.08	3.98

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1971, p. 659.
The published total for "Other vote" was 60. County totals come to only 58.

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Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1970