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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 196

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mitchell W. Melton (D) won with 89.1% of the vote, defeating Lewis T. Berry (R) by 78.3 points.

Mitchell W. MeltonDemocrat · winner
89.1%10,944
Lewis T. BerryRepublican
10.9%1,335
12,279 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

EvenD+64.71972D+67.11974D+78.51976D+51.51978D+85.51980D+75.81982

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