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Date Type Results
Nov 05, 2024 General Election
  Chris Deluzio(I)
242,838
53.88% 		  Robert W. "Rob" Mercuri
207,900
46.12%
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
  Chris Deluzio
193,615
53.39% 		  Jeremy Shaffer
169,013
46.61%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
  Conor Lamb(I)
222,253
51.15% 		  Sean Parnell
212,284
48.85%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
  Conor Lamb(I)
183,162
56.26% 		  Keith Rothfus(I)
142,417
43.74%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2016 General Election
  Matt Cartwright(I)
157,734
53.80% 		  Matt Connolly
135,430
46.20%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
  Matt Cartwright(I)
93,680
56.76% 		  David J. Moylan
71,371
43.24%
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%
Date Type Results
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 E. Ertel(I)
97,995
60.57% 		  Daniel S. Seiverling
63,790
39.43%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
  Allen E. Ertel(I)
79,234
59.64% 		  Thomas R. Rippon
53,613
40.36%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
  Allen E. Ertel
86,158
50.72% 		  H. Joseph 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, Sr.
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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% 		  Francis P. "Frank" 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%
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%
Date Type Results
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
38.87% 		  Benjamin Kurtz Focht(I)
10,978
30.32% 		  Frank B. Clayton
9,442
26.08% 		  William G. Bowers
1,377
3.80% 		  W.C. Bratton
337
0.93%
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
  John Reilly
11,727
52.57% 		  Samuel S. Blair
10,580
47.43%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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%
Date Type Results
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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