The 1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee
William Sesler
William Graham Sesler (April 18, 1928 – May 22, 2017) was a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1961 to 1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the United States Senate el ...
.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Frank Mesaros, Orthodox priest from Harrisburg
*Norval Reece,
civil rights activist
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and senior aide to the
Eugene McCarthy 1968 presidential campaign
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*
William Sesler
William Graham Sesler (April 18, 1928 – May 22, 2017) was a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1961 to 1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the United States Senate el ...
,
State Senator from
Erie
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
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
William Graham Sesler (April 18, 1928 – May 22, 2017) was a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1961 to 1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the United States Senate el ...
,
State Senator from
Erie
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
(Democratic)
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Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Results
See also
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1970 United States Senate elections
References
{{United States elections, 1970
Pennsylvania
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1970
Events
January
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1970 Pennsylvania elections