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1970 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Milton Shapp won the 1970 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Milton Shapp received 2,043,029 popular votes (55.3%). The main challenger was Ray Broderick (41.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Shapp and Broderick

Shapp +13.5 pts · won by 500,175 votes
Milton ShappDemocraticWINNER55.3%
2,043,029 votes
Ray BroderickRepublican41.76%
1,542,854 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.