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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 47

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Roger Raymond Fischer (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Albert D. Metzner (D) by 27.2 points.

Roger Raymond FischerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%11,585
35.5%6,565
L. I. SnyderConstitution
1.7%321
18,471 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+38.91972R+24.61976R+26.31978R+41.81980R+32.31982R+19.81986

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

The candidates