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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 53

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Donald M. Davis (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Marion C. Klingensmith (R) by 6.7 points.

Donald M. DavisDemocrat · winner
53.3%10,502
Marion C. KlingensmithRepublican · incumbent
46.7%9,185
19,687 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+23.31972R+23.31974R+16.41976R+44.81978R+35.81980R+41.61982

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