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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 156

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Patricia Crawford (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph Devlin (D) by 21.0 points.

Patricia CrawfordRepublican · winner
59.1%15,701
38.2%10,132
Harold P. StongConstitution
2.7%714
26,547 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

EvenR+41.81972R+21.41974R+29.01976R+49.01978R+42.61980R+28.41982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Patricia Crawford (R)Joseph Devlin (D)

Also on the ballot: Harold P. Stong (Constitution), 2.7%