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Date Type Results
Nov 05, 2024 General Election
  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00%
  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Apr 23, 2024 Primary Election
 Preston Nouri
0
0.00%
Apr 23, 2024 Primary Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
0
0.00%
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
190,546
59.36%
 Daniel Pastore
130,443
40.64%
May 17, 2022 Primary Election
 Daniel Pastore
44,262
69.11%
 Richard E. Telesz
19,788
30.89%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
210,088
59.34%
 Kristy Gnibus
143,962
40.66%
Jun 02, 2020 Primary Election
 Kristy Gnibus
63,640
100.00%
Jun 02, 2020 Primary Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
68,199
100.00%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
135,348
51.58%
 Ronald A. DiNicola
124,109
47.30%
 Ebert G. "Bill" Beeman
2,939
1.12%
May 15, 2018 Primary Election
 George J. "Mike" Kelly Jr.(I)
39,412
100.00%
May 15, 2018 Primary Election
 Ronald A. DiNicola
23,480
59.97%
 Christian Rieger
9,758
24.92%
 Robert David Multari
5,914
15.11%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2016 General Election
 Lloyd K. Smucker
168,669
53.76%
 Christina Marie Hartman
134,586
42.89%
 Shawn Patrick House
10,518
3.35%
Apr 26, 2016 Primary Election
 Christina Marie Hartman
51,588
100.00%
Apr 26, 2016 Primary Election
 Lloyd K. Smucker
49,716
54.06%
 Chet F. Beiler
42,246
45.94%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
101,722
57.72%
 Thomas D. "Tom" Houghton
74,513
42.28%
May 20, 2014 Primary Election
 Thomas D. "Tom" Houghton
14,386
62.75%
 Raja Kittappa
8,541
37.25%
May 20, 2014 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
25,611
100.00%
Nov 06, 2012 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
156,192
54.85%
 Aryanna Strader
111,185
39.04%
 John A. Murphy
12,250
4.30%
 Jim Bednarski
5,154
1.81%
Apr 24, 2012 Primary Election
 Aryanna Strader
15,839
100.00%
Apr 24, 2012 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
44,110
100.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
134,113
65.39%
 Lois Kathryn Herr
70,994
34.61%
May 18, 2010 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
50,413
100.00%
May 18, 2010 Primary Election
 Lois Kathryn Herr
24,396
100.00%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
170,329
55.82%
 Bruce A. Slater
120,193
39.39%
 John A. Murphy
11,768
3.86%
 Daniel "Dan" Frank
2,877
0.94%
Apr 22, 2008 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
49,740
100.00%
Apr 22, 2008 Primary Election
 Bruce A. Slater
59,246
100.00%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
115,741
56.57%
 Lois Kathryn Herr
80,915
39.55%
 John A. Murphy
7,958
3.89%
May 16, 2006 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
46,273
100.00%
May 16, 2006 Primary Election
 Lois Kathryn Herr
15,442
100.00%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
183,620
64.36%
 Lois Kathryn Herr
98,410
34.49%
 William Robert Hagen
3,269
1.15%
Apr 27, 2004 Primary Election
 Lois Kathryn Herr
12,522
100.00%
Apr 27, 2004 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
54,345
100.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
119,046
88.49%
 Will Todd
8,720
6.48%
 Kenneth C. Brenneman
6,766
5.03%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
162,403
66.95%
 Robert S. "Bob" Yorczyk
80,177
33.05%
  Others (W)
9
0.00%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts(I)
95,979
70.53%
 Robert S. "Bob" Yorczyk
40,092
29.46%
  Others (W)
14
0.01%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Joseph R. Pitts
124,511
59.40%
 James G. Blaine
78,598
37.50%
 Robert S. "Bob" Yorczyk
6,485
3.09%
  Others (W)
8
0.00%
Apr 23, 1996 Primary Election
 James G. Blaine
8,868
100.00%
Apr 23, 1996 Primary Election
 Joseph R. Pitts
26,515
45.18%
 Karen Martynick
15,314
26.09%
 Stephen R. Gibble
11,777
20.07%
 Patrick Henry "Pat" Sellers
2,696
4.59%
 Brad S. Fischer
2,386
4.07%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
109,759
69.71%
 Bill Chertok
47,680
30.28%
  Others (W)
16
0.01%
May 10, 1994 Primary Election
 Bill Chertok
13,235
83.60%
 Donald A. Hadley
2,596
16.40%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
137,823
64.84%
 Robert Peters
74,741
35.16%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
85,596
66.13%
 Ernest Eric Guyll
43,849
33.87%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
136,944
73.98%
 Ernest Eric Guyll
48,169
26.02%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
100,784
74.55%
 James D. Hagelgans
34,399
25.45%
May 20, 1986 Primary Election
 James D. Hagelgans
7,340
67.99%
 Michael T. Neal
3,455
32.01%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
138,477
77.80%
 Martin L. Bard
39,515
22.20%
Apr 10, 1984 Primary Election
 Martin L. Bard
9,518
63.79%
 James McCaffrey
5,403
36.21%
Apr 10, 1984 Primary Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
31,572
84.48%
 Dick Brown
5,800
15.52%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
93,034
71.35%
 Jean D. Mowery
37,364
28.65%
May 18, 1982 Primary Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
23,859
87.35%
 J. Earle Pfoutz
3,455
12.65%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
129,675
76.93%
 James A. Woodcock
38,891
23.07%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
91,910
77.04%
 Charles W. Boohar
27,386
22.96%
May 16, 1978 Primary Election
 Robert S. Walker(I)
35,976
76.10%
 Norman O. Aamodt
11,299
23.90%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
 Robert S. Walker
97,527
62.34%
 Michael J. Minney
57,836
36.97%
 Richard A. Haas
743
0.47%
 Martin P. Ross
349
0.22%
Apr 27, 1976 Primary Election
 Robert S. Walker
11,669
19.45%
 Marvin E. Miller
9,138
15.23%
 Al Lewis
8,894
14.83%
 Darvin Boyd
8,045
13.41%
 William A. Drury
7,329
12.22%
 Richard M. Scott
4,756
7.93%
 Herbert C. "Bud" Mearig
4,434
7.39%
  Norman O. Aamodt
3,475
5.79%
 Alonzo B. Baxter
1,066
1.78%
 Richard L. Mohler
888
1.48%
 Donald F. Krank
287
0.48%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
73,130
63.50%
 Michael J. Minney
40,273
34.97%
 Arlene Wenger
1,765
1.53%
May 21, 1974 Primary Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
21,178
83.86%
 Edward R. Mellinger
4,075
16.14%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
112,292
73.48%
 Shirley S. Garrett
40,534
26.52%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
74,006
66.49%
 John E. Pflum
33,986
30.53%
 Walter B. Willard III
3,319
2.98%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
98,877
68.86%
 Robert M. Going
39,507
27.52%
 Lloyd G. Cope
5,197
3.62%
Apr 23, 1968 Primary Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman(I)
31,422
89.41%
 J. Earle Pfoutz
3,721
10.59%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman
82,527
69.21%
 Richard F. Charles
36,721
30.79%
May 17, 1966 Primary Election
 Richard F. Charles
7,015
86.87%
 Verne M. Chapman
1,060
13.13%
May 17, 1966 Primary Election
 Edwin D. Eshleman
18,918
38.57%
 John Milton Ranck
14,050
28.65%
 Thomas A. Ehrgood
13,327
27.17%
 Richard E. Gingrich
969
1.98%
 Russell E. Eisenbise
798
1.63%
 Edward R. Mellinger
537
1.09%
 J. Earle Pfoutz
444
0.91%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 John C. Kunkel(I)
90,331
64.14%
 William F. Stefanic
50,509
35.86%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 John C. Kunkel(I)
90,113
66.73%
 John A. Walter
44,932
33.27%
Date Type Results
May 16, 1961 Special Election
 John C. Kunkel
43,220
65.57%
 Kathryn Z. Vanderslice
22,698
34.43%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
93,831
62.51%
 Miles Albright
56,267
37.49%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
70,810
56.62%
 John H. Bream
54,245
43.38%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
84,617
60.49%
 Guy J. Swope
55,260
39.51%
Apr 24, 1956 Primary Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
38,582
86.78%
 John L. Costello
5,880
13.22%
Apr 24, 1956 Primary Election
 Guy J. Swope
12,742
79.73%
 Charles J. Ware
3,239
20.27%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
69,240
59.76%
 Richard A. Swank
46,619
40.24%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Walter M. Mumma(I)
83,493
61.70%
 David V. Randall
51,825
38.30%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Samuel K. McConnell(I)
81,366
66.15%
 Leon C. MacMullen
41,642
33.85%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Samuel K. McConnell(I)
84,997
66.87%
 Harry H. Kelly
42,118
33.13%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Samuel K. McConnell(I)
76,314
74.37%
 William L. Batt
26,305
25.63%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Samuel K. McConnell(I)
79,555
63.67%
 Marvin B. Brunner
45,392
36.33%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Thomas E. Scanlon(I)
47,920
51.31%
 Robert V. Voort
45,472
48.69%
Date Type Results
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Robert F. Rich(I)
61,167
60.47%
 Hugh Gilmore
39,988
39.53%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Robert F. Rich(I)
63,241
61.45%
 Paul A. Rothfuss
38,908
37.81%
 Emma McNaughton
546
0.53%
 George Rogers
212
0.21%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Robert F. Rich(I)
54,040
51.83%
 Paul A. Rothfuss
49,249
47.24%
 W.F. Kinkle
615
0.59%
 George W. Hartmann
354
0.34%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Robert F. Rich(I)
38,761
53.03%
 Paul A. Rothfuss
32,436
44.37%
 George L. Reeder
1,258
1.72%
 Robert I. Fisher
642
0.88%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Robert F. Rich(I)
46,044
63.56%
 Paul A. Rothfuss
24,671
34.05%
 W.A. Hall
1,732
2.39%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Robert F. Rich
32,964
75.46%
 J. Drew Fague
10,719
24.54%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Edgar R. Kiess(I)
48,041
73.98%
 Thomas Wood
16,693
25.71%
 Edward McGraw
199
0.31%
 Unidentified Scattering (W)
7
0.01%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Edgar R. Kiess(I)
26,047
99.93%
 Unidentified Scattering (W)
19
0.07%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Edgar R. Kiess(I)
26,865
55.47%
 Thomas Wood
18,246
37.68%
 Patrick A. McGowan
3,317
6.85%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Edgar R. Kiess(I)
17,498
57.15%
 James M. Rook
12,014
39.24%
 Patrick A. McGowan
1,104
3.61%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 I. Clinton Kline
25,980
52.10%
 John V. Lesher(I)
22,417
44.96%
 William B. Koch
1,464
2.94%
 Unidentified Scattering (W)
3
0.01%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 John V. Lesher(I)
11,782
48.71%
 Albert W. Duy
11,509
47.58%
 W.W. Haffner
546
2.26%
 J.S. Ray
351
1.45%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 John V. Lesher(I)
16,490
51.81%
 I. Clinton Kline
14,154
44.47%
 William B. Koch
1,186
3.73%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 John V. Lesher(I)
12,982
44.32%
 Charles E. Robbins
9,129
31.17%
 W.W. Heffner
4,719
16.11%
 Edward G. Renn
1,403
4.79%
 W.L. Norton
579
1.98%
 Theodore C. Harter
479
1.64%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 John V. Lesher
14,209
47.08%
 I. Clinton Kline
12,783
42.35%
 George W. Dornbach
2,737
9.07%
 T.P. Jepson
453
1.50%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 John G. McHenry
12,578
52.99%
 Theodore C. Harter
6,366
26.82%
 Jacob W. Renn
3,818
16.09%
 William Hart
959
4.04%
  Write-In (W)
14
0.06%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 John G. McHenry(I)
18,412
57.10%
 Edmund W. Samuel
12,866
39.90%
 J.E. Wolf
970
3.01%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 John G. McHenry
14,707
53.75%
 Edmund W. Samuel(I)
12,131
44.34%
 Patrick Smith
522
1.91%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Edmund W. Samuel
14,969
51.63%
 Henry E. Davis
13,191
45.50%
 Martin P. Lutz
793
2.74%
 J. D. Harris
40
0.14%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Charles H. Dickerman
14,019
50.26%
 Fred A. Godcharles
13,171
47.22%
 Harry C. Harman
705
2.53%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 Elias Deemer
19,844
52.61%
 Otto G. Kaupp
16,509
43.77%
 William W. Scholl
1,363
3.61%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 Horace B. Packer(I)
15,839
49.38%
 Jonathan F. Strieby
12,858
40.09%
 Lewis P. Thurston
3,378
10.53%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 Horace B. Packer
21,543
56.18%
 Luther B. Seibert
15,152
39.51%
 Clevan Dinges
1,654
4.31%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Fred C. Leonard
16,791
53.81%
 James B. Benson
11,687
37.45%
 Andrew Sherwood
1,676
5.37%
 Justus Watkins
1,049
3.36%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 Albert C. Hopkins(I)
17,966
52.63%
 Frederick K. Wright
14,724
43.13%
 Benjamin G. Welsh
1,445
4.23%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 Albert C. Hopkins
15,824
48.45%
 Mortimer F. Elliott
15,773
48.29%
 Herbert T. Ames
1,063
3.25%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Henry C. McCormick(I)
19,204
54.21%
 Charles T. Steck
15,550
43.90%
 Clarence C. Schaeffle
669
1.89%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 Henry C. McCormick
17,393
55.33%
 Edward I. Keenan
12,567
39.98%
 David Sterrett
1,473
4.69%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 William W. Brown(I)
19,400
53.30%
 William C. Kennedy
16,440
45.17%
 John Brown
557
1.53%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
 William W. Brown
12,876
48.81%
 Henry W. Farley
11,747
44.53%
 J. Stickel
1,756
6.66%
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 Robert J. Walker
17,850
50.78%
 David Kirk
17,304
49.22%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
 John I. Mitchell(I)
11,133
41.01%
 T.F. Davis
10,163
37.44%
 R.B. Smith
5,849
21.55%
Nov 07, 1876 General Election
 John I. Mitchell
13,575
50.30%
 Henry White
12,097
44.82%
 John F. Davis
1,317
4.88%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
 Sobieski Ross(I)
10,660
53.32%
 Henry W. Early
9,331
46.68%
Date Type Results
Oct 08, 1872 General Election
 John Cessna
14,383
52.40%
 Benjamin F. Meyers(I)
13,067
47.60%
Oct 11, 1870 General Election
 Benjamin F. Meyers
12,859
50.03%
 John Cessna(I)
12,844
49.97%
Oct 13, 1868 General Election
 John Cessna
13,653
50.27%
 Francis M. Kimmell
13,509
49.73%
Oct 09, 1866 General Election
 William H. Koontz(I)
13,589
51.18%
 J. McDowell Sharpe
12,964
48.82%
Jul 18, 1866 Recount
 William H. Koontz
11,236
50.16%
 Alexander H. Coffroth(I)
11,165
49.84%
Oct 10, 1864 General Election
 Alexander H. Coffroth(I)
11,174
49.85%
 William H. Koontz
11,242
50.15%
Oct 14, 1862 General Election
 Alexander H. Coffroth
11,000
51.05%
 Edward McPherson(I)
10,549
48.95%
Date Type Results
Oct 09, 1860 General Election
 Joseph Bailey
12,069
50.75%
 Benjamin F. Junkin(I)
11,711
49.25%
Oct 12, 1858 General Election
 Benjamin F. Junkin
8,646
50.13%
 Henry L. Fisher
8,600
49.87%
Oct 14, 1856 General Election
 John A. Ahl
11,191
53.75%
 Lemuel Todd(I)
9,630
46.25%
Oct 10, 1854 General Election
 Lemuel Todd
10,472
55.73%
 J. Ellis Booham
8,319
44.27%
Oct 12, 1852 General Election
 William H. Kurtz(I)
9,523
56.59%
 Edward M. Biddle
7,306
43.41%
Date Type Results
Oct 08, 1850 General Election
 James X. McLanahan(I)
7,276
52.04%
 Robert M. Bard
6,705
47.96%
Oct 10, 1848 General Election
 James X. McLanahan
8,182
50.52%
 Jasper E. Brady(I)
8,015
49.48%
Oct 13, 1846 General Election
 Jasper E. Brady
4,892
54.24%
 Samuel Hepburn
4,128
45.76%
Date Type Results
Oct 08, 1844 General Election
 James Black(I)
8,490
51.29%
 Robert Elliott
8,064
48.71%
Oct 10, 1843 General Election
 James Black
5,617
51.98%
 Thomas C. Miller
5,189
48.02%
Date Type Results
Oct 13, 1840 General Election
 John Snyder
5,138
51.63%
 James Morrill
4,813
48.37%
Date Type Results
Oct 09, 1838 General Election
 Robert H. Hammond(I)
5,156
56.65%
 James Merrill
3,946
43.35%
Oct 16, 1836 General Election
 Robert H. Hammond
4,374
59.11%
 Ebenezer Greenough
3,026
40.89%
Oct 14, 1834 General Election
 Joseph B. Anthony(I)
5,447
62.80%
 Samuel J. Packer
3,226
37.20%
Oct 09, 1832 General Election
 Joseph B. Anthony
4,791
58.08%
 Ner Middleswarth
3,458
41.92%
Date Type Results
Oct 12, 1830 General Election
 Harmar Denny(I)
6,296
27.58%
 John Gilmore(I)
4,744
20.78%
 Robert T. Stewart
4,071
17.83%
 William Ayres
4,046
17.72%
 Walter Forward
3,673
16.09%
Dec 15, 1829 Special Election
 Harmar Denny
4,208
57.66%
 John Gilmore(I)
0
0.00%
 James S. Stevenson
3,090
42.34%
Oct 14, 1828 General Election
 John Gilmore
6,172
29.65%
 William Wilkins
5,133
24.66%
 James S. Stevenson(I)
4,947
23.76%
 Robert Moore
3,813
18.32%
 William Ayres
752
3.61%
Oct 10, 1826 General Election
 Robert Orr(I)
6,941
50.27%
 James S. Stevenson(I)
6,867
49.73%
Oct 11, 1825 Special Election
 Robert Orr
5,157
56.66%
 Abner Leacock
3,944
43.34%
Oct 12, 1824 General Election
 James Allison, Jr.(I)
3,327
22.03%
 James S. Stevenson
3,307
21.90%
 Robert Moore
2,931
19.41%
 Walter Forward(I)
2,722
18.03%
 John Negley
1,469
9.73%
 George Sutton
1,343
8.89%
Oct 08, 1822 General Election
 Walter Forward(I)
4,420
30.23%
 James Allison, Jr.
4,123
28.20%
 John A. Scroggs
3,118
21.33%
 Joel Lewis
2,958
20.23%

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