1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jacob B. Himmelstein (D) by 21.1 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner
60.5%59,836
Jacob B. HimmelsteinDemocrat
39.5%39,018
98,854 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