Pa Gov 1970

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1970
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democrat	Plurality	Winner	Constitution	American Independent	Socialist Labor	Consumer	Socialist Workers	Other	Pct Dem	Pct Rep	Pct Other
		Raymond Broderick	Milton J. Shapp			A. J. Watson	Francis McGeever	George S. Taylor	Clarissa Cain	Pearl Chertov
Pennsylvania	3700065	1542854	2043029	-500175	D	83406	21647	3588	2988	2400	153	55.22	41.70	3.09
Adams	18545	8207	7028	1179	R	3244	49	6	6	1	4	37.90	44.25	17.85
Allegheny	508022	182312	308770	-126458	D	10874	4179	780	590	460	57	60.78	35.89	3.33
Armstrong	23991	9375	14186	-4811	D	229	171	11	7	6	6	59.13	39.08	1.79
Beaver	66149	20591	43442	-22851	D	1799	219	56	26	16	0	65.67	31.13	3.20
Bedford	14159	7796	5966	1830	R	177	208	4	7	1	0	42.14	55.06	2.80
Berks	83685	30351	49239	-18888	D	3514	336	122	64	59	0	58.84	36.27	4.89
Blair	37823	17125	18317	-1192	D	1814	509	24	19	15	0	48.43	45.28	6.30
Bradford	16086	9946	5580	4366	R	484	50	7	11	8	0	34.69	61.83	3.48
Bucks	111014	46202	58580	-12378	D	5368	649	98	63	47	7	52.77	41.62	5.61
Butler	34313	13670	19299	-5629	D	984	286	35	18	20	1	56.24	39.84	3.92
Cambria	65920	26184	37889	-11705	D	402	1327	57	33	28	0	57.48	39.72	2.80
Cameron	2486	1216	1228	-12	D	28	11	0	1	1	1	49.40	48.91	1.69
Carbon	18664	7797	10475	-2678	D	282	83	11	8	8	0	56.12	41.78	2.10
Centre	23816	11448	11762	-314	D	429	129	16	21	11	0	49.39	48.07	2.54
Chester	78180	39723	35282	4441	R	2675	373	45	59	23	0	45.13	50.81	4.06
Clarion	11844	5579	6006	-427	D	166	84	3	4	2	0	50.71	47.10	2.19
Clearfield	24749	10666	13502	-2836	D	299	253	15	9	5	0	54.56	43.10	2.35
Clinton	11093	4349	6534	-2185	D	153	40	11	4	2	0	58.90	39.20	1.89
Columbia	18457	8976	7983	993	R	1448	23	9	11	5	2	43.25	48.63	8.12
Crawford	23061	10043	11885	-1842	D	1014	71	22	15	9	2	51.54	43.55	4.91
Cumberland	44130	22970	18778	4192	R	2161	162	31	15	11	2	42.55	52.05	5.40
Dauphin	65910	35515	27021	8494	R	3038	241	43	24	21	7	41.00	53.88	5.12
Delaware	212372	111079	95419	15660	R	4421	1127	129	112	84	1	44.93	52.30	2.77
Elk	11194	3938	6995	-3057	D	122	121	6	9	3	0	62.49	35.18	2.33
Erie	79603	32046	45977	-13931	D	996	405	78	57	44	0	57.76	40.26	1.98
Fayette	46177	16109	29234	-13125	D	491	196	97	28	22	0	63.31	34.89	1.81
Forest	1627	880	728	152	R	6	11	2	0	0	0	44.74	54.09	1.17
Franklin	26095	12986	11972	1014	R	1004	96	18	10	7	2	45.88	49.76	4.36
Fulton	3691	1783	1825	-42	D	68	14	0	1	0	0	49.44	48.31	2.25
Greene	10894	3496	7228	-3732	D	117	37	8	4	4	0	66.35	32.09	1.56
Huntingdon	11309	6036	4810	1226	R	306	146	3	4	4	0	42.53	53.37	4.09
Indiana	24104	10941	12598	-1657	D	262	273	18	6	6	0	52.27	45.39	2.34
Jefferson	15087	7564	7192	372	R	134	174	10	8	5	0	47.67	50.14	2.19
Juniata	6259	3256	2861	395	R	119	20	3	0	0	0	45.71	52.02	2.27
Lackawanna	93938	42404	50493	-8089	D	495	476	34	18	18	0	53.75	45.14	1.11
Lancaster	81761	48749	28918	19831	R	3438	558	37	30	31	0	35.37	59.62	5.01
Lawrence	33383	14142	18497	-4355	D	526	162	25	14	16	1	55.41	42.36	2.23
Lebanon	26448	13515	11520	1995	R	1285	85	20	10	9	4	43.56	51.10	5.34
Lehigh	72636	26910	43582	-16672	D	1721	301	55	39	27	1	60.00	37.05	2.95
Luzerne	119094	47225	69199	-21974	D	2181	310	72	47	60	0	58.10	39.65	2.24
Lycoming	34868	16743	16344	399	R	1581	152	18	12	7	11	46.87	48.02	5.11
McKean	12733	7297	5284	2013	R	98	33	6	6	9	0	41.50	57.31	1.19
Mercer	38494	15740	21601	-5861	D	900	141	54	33	25	0	56.12	40.89	3.00
Mifflin	11522	5909	5250	659	R	266	34	55	3	5	0	45.57	51.28	3.15
Monroe	14040	6384	7266	-882	D	339	34	8	4	4	1	51.75	45.47	2.78
Montgomery	203446	95399	100940	-5541	D	5674	1049	152	158	66	8	49.62	46.89	3.49
Montour	5723	2902	2614	288	R	178	20	2	3	4	0	45.68	50.71	3.62
Northampton	59642	19017	39390	-20373	D	876	215	69	39	35	1	66.04	31.89	2.07
Northumberland	36080	17132	17994	-862	D	781	138	14	10	11	0	49.87	47.48	2.64
Perry	9338	5038	3897	1141	R	352	38	5	6	2	0	41.73	53.95	4.32
Philadelphia	659570	233261	413742	-180481	D	6202	3553	814	1068	930	0	62.73	35.37	1.91
Pike	4741	3041	1563	1478	R	114	9	7	2	5	0	32.97	64.14	2.89
Potter	5218	2937	2176	761	R	84	16	1	2	2	0	41.70	56.29	2.01
Schuylkill	65255	26925	36496	-9571	D	1593	177	26	19	19	0	55.93	41.26	2.81
Snyder	8079	5112	2564	2548	R	372	26	0	0	4	1	31.74	63.28	4.99
Somerset	25956	12848	12503	345	R	179	373	23	15	7	8	48.17	49.50	2.33
Sullivan	2542	1466	1009	457	R	53	12	1	0	1	0	39.69	57.67	2.64
Susquehanna	12252	7120	4484	2636	R	594	28	12	6	8	0	36.60	58.11	5.29
Tioga	10899	6615	3953	2662	R	295	19	8	6	3	0	36.27	60.69	3.04
Union	7309	4533	2475	2058	R	266	20	4	6	5	0	33.86	62.02	4.12
Venango	16955	8311	8351	-40	D	179	103	3	6	2	0	49.25	49.02	1.73
Warren	11729	5816	5710	106	R	152	34	4	5	8	0	48.68	49.59	1.73
Washington	64895	20273	42982	-22709	D	1166	347	51	42	34	0	66.23	31.24	2.53
Wayne	10119	6669	2920	3749	R	483	40	4	3	0	0	28.86	65.91	5.24
Westmoreland	113328	34695	75493	-40798	D	2032	767	168	84	74	15	66.61	30.61	2.77
Wyoming	6954	4279	2460	1819	R	178	28	6	3	0	0	35.38	61.53	3.09
York	73524	34292	35768	-1476	D	3065	276	52	35	31	5	48.65	46.64	4.71

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1970-71, p.658.

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Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1970