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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Milton J. Shapp | Democratic |
2,043,029 |
55.22% |
| Raymond Broderick | Republican |
1,542,854 |
41.70% |
| A. J. Watson | Constitution |
83,406 |
2.25% |
| Francis McGeever | American Independent |
21,647 |
0.59% |
| Other (+) | - |
9,129 |
0.25% |
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| Demographic Data
1970 Population: | 11,800,766 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 101.7 | persons/km2 | 1960 Population: | 11,319,366 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 97.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 116,074 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.4 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: staffweb.wilkes.edu. Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1970, staffweb.wilkes.edu (http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/gov/PaGov1970.html) (accessed 3 May 2016)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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