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1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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FieldValue
election_name1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
countryPennsylvania
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
previous_year1964
next_election1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
next_year1976
election_dateNovember 3, 1970
image_sizex150px
image1SenHughScott.jpg
nominee1**Hugh Scott**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,874,106**
percentage1**51.43%**
image2Bill Sesler Crop.png
nominee2William Sesler
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote21,653,774
percentage245.38%
map_image1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
map_size260px
map_captionCounty results
**Scott:**
**Sesler:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionHugh Scott
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionHugh Scott
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Scott:
Sesler:
The 1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hugh Scott won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee William Sesler.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Frank Mesaros, Orthodox priest from Harrisburg
  • Norval Reece, civil rights activist and senior aide to the Eugene McCarthy 1968 presidential campaign
  • William Sesler, State Senator from Erie

General election

Candidates

  • Frank W. Gaydosh (Constitution)
  • Herman A. Johnson (Socialist Labor)
  • Robin Maisel (Socialist Workers)
  • W. Henry McFarland (American Independent)
  • William R. Mimms (Consumer)
  • William Sesler, State Senator from Erie (Democratic)
  • Hugh Scott, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)

Results

References

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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