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1970 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1970 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1970 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 101,953 popular votes (58.34%). The main challenger was Frank R Romano (39.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Coughlin and Romano

Coughlin +19.0 pts · won by 33,210 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER58.34%
101,953 votes
Frank R RomanoDemocratic39.33%
68,743 votes
John S Matthewsconstitutional1.92%
3,356 votes
Anthony S DemenoIndependent0.41%
718 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.