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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 55

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Gust L. Stemmler (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John B. Bailey (R) by 6.0 points.

Gust L. StemmlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%11,624
John B. BaileyRepublican
46.3%10,299
1.5%342
22,265 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+17.81972D+40.01974D+33.91978D+50.31982D+36.41992D+21.21994

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

The candidates