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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 65

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Allen (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Holmes (D) by 25.8 points.

William W. AllenRepublican · winner
62.1%10,895
36.3%6,367
1.6%289
17,551 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+16.41972R+17.01974R+32.81976R+43.01978R+41.81982D+9.71984

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

The candidates