1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 126
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Michael A. Opake (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Eugene L. Shirk (R) by 18.6 points.
Michael A. OpakeDemocrat · winner
59.3%11,039
Eugene L. ShirkRepublican
40.7%7,575
18,614 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)