1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania House District 79
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Denny J. Bixler (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Andrew J. Purcell (R) by 6.1 points.
Denny J. BixlerDemocrat · winner
52.6%11,148
Andrew J. PurcellRepublican
46.4%9,847
Daniel R. AbrahamConstitution
1.0%210
21,205 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET