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RACES [Show Primaries]
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00% 		  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Nov 06, 2012 General Election
 Matt Cartwright
161,393
60.31% 		 Laureen A. Cummings
106,208
39.69%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 T. Timothy "Tim" Holden(I)
118,486
55.50% 		 David G. Argall
95,000
44.50%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 T. Timothy "Tim" Holden(I)
192,699
63.68% 		 Toni M. Gilhooley
109,909
36.32%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 T. Timothy "Tim" Holden(I)
137,253
64.53% 		 Matthew A. Wertz
75,455
35.47%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
 T. Timothy "Tim" Holden(I)
172,412
59.09% 		 Scott G. Paterno
113,592
38.93% 		 Russell H. "Russ" Diamond
5,782
1.98%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 T. Timothy "Tim" Holden(I)
103,483
51.41% 		 George W. Gekas(I)
97,802
48.59%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
166,236
71.51% 		 Leslye Hess Herrmann
66,190
28.47% 		  Others (W)
34
0.01%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
114,931
99.85% 		  Others (W)
176
0.15%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
150,678
72.23% 		 Paul Kettl
57,911
27.76% 		  Others (W)
27
0.01%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
133,788
99.86% 		  Others (W)
187
0.14%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
150,158
69.51% 		 Bill Sturges
65,881
30.49%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
110,317
100.00%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
166,289
100.00%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
101,027
73.64% 		 Michael S. Ogden
36,157
26.36%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 George W. Gekas(I)
129,716
72.61% 		 Stephen A. Anderson
48,935
27.39%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 George W. Gekas
84,291
57.63% 		 Larry J. Hochendoner
61,974
42.37%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
 Allen Edward Ertel(I)
97,995
60.57% 		 Daniel S. Seiverling
63,790
39.43%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Allen Edward Ertel(I)
79,234
59.64% 		 Thomas R. Rippon
53,613
40.36%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
 Allen Edward Ertel
86,158
50.72% 		 H.J. Hepford
82,370
48.49% 		 Vernon M. Dublin
1,336
0.79%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
70,274
52.11% 		 Peter C. Wambach
64,576
47.89%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
120,214
72.21% 		 Donald J. Rippon
44,202
26.55% 		 Andrew J. Watson
2,066
1.24%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
88,173
57.92% 		 William P. Zurick
60,714
39.88% 		 Robert C. Weber
3,342
2.20%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
119,003
66.16% 		 Donald J. Rippon
57,093
31.74% 		 Andrew J. Watson
3,785
2.10%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
109,169
66.19% 		 William Conrad Reuter
55,761
33.81%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
91,504
58.00% 		 William F. Plankenhorn
66,266
42.00%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
96,088
62.89% 		 William W. Litke
56,692
37.11%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli(I)
82,040
56.68% 		 Dean R. Fisher
62,695
43.32%
Apr 26, 1960 Special Election
 Herman T. Schneebeli
45,639
52.45% 		 Dean R. Fisher
41,377
47.55%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Alvin R. Bush(I)
65,071
56.04% 		 C. Max Hess
51,053
43.96%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Alvin R. Bush(I)
74,748
58.56% 		 Dean R. Fisher
52,900
41.44%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Alvin R. Bush(I)
57,928
56.53% 		 William T. Longe
44,543
43.47%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Alvin R. Bush(I)
82,058
64.15% 		 Patrick A. McGowan
44,376
34.69% 		 Clyde A. Taylor
1,485
1.16%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Richard M. Simpson(I)
40,029
62.75% 		 James L. Gatins
23,762
37.25%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Richard M. Simpson(I)
38,735
64.48% 		 Ira Garman
21,339
35.52%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Richard M. Simpson(I)
37,194
66.22% 		 Lowell H. Alexander
18,972
33.78%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Richard M. Simpson(I)
45,198
64.50% 		 John W. Mann
24,875
35.50%
Date Type Results
Jan 18, 1944 Special Election
 Samuel K. McConnell
22,400
83.14% 		 Marvin B. Brunner
4,544
16.86%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 J. William Ditter(I)
52,661
69.15% 		 Charles W. Moyer
23,492
30.85%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 J. William Ditter(I)
75,006
62.18% 		 Victor Eppstein
45,616
37.82%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 J. William Ditter(I)
72,225
68.51% 		 Carroll L. Rutter
32,921
31.23% 		 Harry P. Young
281
0.27%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 J. William Ditter(I)
67,850
53.93% 		 George H. Bartholomew
55,083
43.78% 		 Frank P. Kleshick
2,310
1.84% 		 George W. Bause
571
0.45%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 J. William Ditter(I)
50,149
56.17% 		 Howard J. Dager
37,541
42.05% 		 George W. Bause
1,151
1.29% 		 Raymond G. Keison
443
0.50%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 J. William Ditter
59,693
59.86% 		 Philip C. Pendleton
32,706
32.80% 		 Mary Winsor
2,912
2.92% 		 S. Earle Hoover
2,419
2.43% 		 Francis R. Taylor
1,989
1.99%
No Map In System
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Frederick W. Magrady(I)
31,247
60.49% 		 Samuel M. Shipman
20,413
39.51%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Frederick W. Magrady(I)
45,437
60.00% 		 Samuel M. Shipman
30,290
40.00%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Frederick W. Magrady(I)
19,717
52.70% 		 Herbert W. Cummings
17,695
47.30%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Frederick W. Magrady
27,969
53.49% 		 Herbert W. Cummings(I)
24,321
46.51%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Herbert W. Cummings
22,588
57.35% 		 I. Clinton Kline(I)
16,796
42.65%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
29,874
62.63% 		 John C. Dunkle
17,234
36.13% 		 William G. Bowers
588
1.23% 		 Unidentified Scattering (W)
2
0.00%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
16,762
59.00% 		 Scott S. Leiby
11,348
39.95% 		 George Bingham
298
1.05%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
18,672
50.43% 		 George A. Harris
17,420
47.05% 		 Frank Thompson
931
2.51%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht
14,176
41.43% 		 Frank L. Dershem(I)
13,092
38.27% 		 Charles L. Johnson
5,894
17.23% 		 William G. Bowers
1,051
3.07%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Frank L. Dershem
14,073
50.79% 		 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
10,978
39.62% 		 William G. Bowers
1,377
4.97% 		 Frank B. Clayton
942
3.40% 		 W.C. Bratton
337
1.22%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
14,373
50.61% 		 J. Murray Africa
11,681
41.13% 		 J. Emory Weeks
1,340
4.72% 		 John A. Horn
1,006
3.54%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
23,761
62.85% 		 George C. Bentz
14,044
37.15%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Benjamin Kurtz Focht
17,130
52.24% 		 William Alexander
14,036
42.81% 		 Edwin M. Hummel
1,623
4.95%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Thaddeus M. Mahon(I)
22,860
61.39% 		 O.C. Bowers
13,337
35.82% 		 J.S. Yaukey
1,040
2.79%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Thaddeus M. Mahon(I)
21,197
55.87% 		 Harry I. Huber
16,740
44.13%
Nov 04, 1902 Special Election
 Alexander Billmeyer
14,658
54.69% 		 William K. Lord
12,143
45.31%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 Rufus K. Polk(I)
16,615
54.28% 		 Clarence F. Huth
13,071
42.70% 		 Samuel W. Murray
923
3.02%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 Rufus K. Polk
14,792
51.82% 		 William H. Woodin
12,487
43.75% 		 John M. Caldwell
1,265
4.43%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 Monroe H. Kulp(I)
15,195
50.12% 		 Alphonsus Wash
14,073
46.41% 		 Martin P. Lutz
1,052
3.47%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Monroe H. Kulp
12,677
49.25% 		 Charles R. Buckalew
11,783
45.78% 		 Thomas C. Curry
1,038
4.03% 		 Zachary T. Arms
242
0.94%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 Simon P. Wolverton(I)
15,333
58.35% 		 Chandlee Eves
10,030
38.17% 		 Isaiah Bowers
916
3.49%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 Simon P. Wolverton
15,178
60.19% 		 W.C. Farnsworth
9,234
36.62% 		 John B. Patton
803
3.18%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Charles R. Buckalew(I)
14,012
54.51% 		 David B. Robinson
11,356
44.18% 		 D.C. Kaseman
336
1.31%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 Edward Scull
16,548
49.69% 		 Humphrey D. Tate
15,649
46.99% 		 John Clark
1,050
3.15% 		 John Suckling
57
0.17%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 Jacob M. Campbell(I)
19,579
54.28% 		 Americus Enfield
16,005
44.37% 		 Samuel Isett
343
0.95% 		 Matthew Calvin
141
0.39%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
 Jacob M. Campbell(I)
14,961
49.19% 		 Alexander H. Coffroth
14,410
47.37% 		 Henry Bunker
623
2.05% 		 H.C. McKinley
423
1.39%
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 Jacob M. Campbell
17,300
51.56% 		 Alexander H. Coffroth(I)
15,864
47.28% 		 Theodore P. Rynder
391
1.17%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
 Alexander H. Coffroth
12,472
46.34% 		 Jacob M. Campbell(I)
12,167
45.21% 		 Samuel Adams
2,275
8.45%
Nov 07, 1876 General Election
 Jacob M. Campbell
14,668
50.90% 		 John Reilly(I)
14,148
49.10%
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
 John Reilly
11,727
52.57% 		 Samuel S. Blair
10,580
47.43%
Oct 08, 1872 General Election
 R. Milton Speer(I)
12,011
51.26% 		 Abraham A. Barker
11,422
48.74%
Oct 11, 1870 General Election
 R. Milton Speer
10,335
50.03% 		 Daniel J. Morrell(I)
10,324
49.97%
Oct 13, 1868 General Election
 Daniel J. Morrell(I)
12,100
52.37% 		 John P. Linton
11,006
47.63%
Oct 09, 1866 General Election
 Daniel J. Morrell
11,298
52.75% 		 Robert L. Johnston
10,121
47.25%
Oct 10, 1864 General Election
 Abraham A. Barker
9,225
51.42% 		 Robert L. Johnston
8,716
48.58%
Oct 14, 1862 General Election
 Archibald McAllister
8,385
52.30% 		 Samuel S. Blair(I)
7,646
47.70%
Oct 09, 1860 General Election
 Edward McPherson(I)
11,945
51.23% 		 William P. Schell
11,372
48.77%
Oct 12, 1858 General Election
 Edward McPherson
9,348
50.72% 		 Wilson Reilly(I)
9,081
49.28%
Oct 14, 1856 General Election
 Wilson Reilly
10,224
51.28% 		 Joseph Pumroy
9,715
48.72%
Oct 10, 1854 General Election
 David F. Robison
9,641
51.71% 		 Wilson Reilly
9,005
48.29%
Oct 12, 1852 General Election
 Samuel L. Russell
9,226
51.05% 		 Joel B. Danner
8,845
48.95%
Oct 08, 1850 General Election
 Andrew Parker
7,270
51.54% 		 John McCulloch
6,836
48.46%
Oct 10, 1848 General Election
 Samuel Calvin
8,712
50.18% 		 Andrew Parker
8,648
49.82%
Oct 13, 1846 General Election
 John Blanchard(I)
5,290
53.19% 		 A. Porter Wilson
4,656
46.81%
Oct 08, 1844 General Election
 John Blanchard
8,207
51.07% 		 Joseph Henderson
7,864
48.93%
Oct 10, 1843 General Election
 James Irvin(I)
5,809
57.44% 		 George McCulloch
4,305
42.56%
Mar 01, 1842 Special Election
 Almon H. Read Jr.
4,480
60.13% 		 Joseph Kingsbury
2,595
34.83% 		 Orio J. Hamlin
212
2.85% 		 George F. Horton
163
2.19%
Oct 13, 1840 General Election
 David Dimock Jr.
6,855
57.74% 		 Daniel Searle
4,957
41.75% 		 Unidentified Scattering
60
0.51%
Oct 09, 1838 General Election
 Samuel W. Morris(I)
5,147
54.17% 		 William Willard
4,354
45.83%
Oct 11, 1836 General Election
 Samuel W. Morris
3,838
60.21% 		 William Jessup
2,536
39.79%
Oct 14, 1834 General Election
 John Laporte(I)
4,264
56.83% 		 Horrace Williston
3,239
43.17%
Oct 09, 1832 General Election
 John Laporte
3,307
60.29% 		 Simon Kinney
2,178
39.71%
Oct 12, 1830 General Election
 Richard Coulter(I)
3,936
63.46% 		 Thomas Pollock
2,266
36.54%
Oct 14, 1828 General Election
 Richard Coulter(I)
4,770
100.00%
Oct 10, 1826 General Election
 Richard Coulter
3,327
59.41% 		 James Clarke
2,273
40.59%
Oct 12, 1824 General Election
 George Plumer(I)
2,786
58.32% 		 Jonathan H. Wise
1,991
41.68%
Oct 08, 1822 General Election
 George Plumer(I)
3,073
54.11% 		 Alexander W. Foster
2,606
45.89%

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