1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 19
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John H. Ware III (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Fred T. Cadmus III (D) by 16.1 points.
John H. Ware IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%54,752
Fred T. Cadmus IIIDemocrat
40.8%39,278
Ruth B. MatthewsConstitution
2.2%2,148
96,178 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