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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 162

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph W. Dorsey (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Kimmel (D) by 8.7 points.

Joseph W. DorseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%13,198
45.2%11,077
John PhillipsConstitution
0.9%215
24,490 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+26.71972D+5.11974R+0.11976R+14.81978R+27.61980R+8.21982

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

The candidates

Joseph W. Dorsey (R)Thomas R. Kimmel (D)

Also on the ballot: John Phillips (Constitution), 0.9%