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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 23

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Zehnder H. Confair (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Flynn (D) by 21.0 points.

Zehnder H. ConfairRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%50,525
38.1%32,585
Clayton M. FoxConstitution
2.9%2,488
85,598 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+34.71976R+40.91980R+40.21984R+45.11992R+47.02004R+31.22008

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

The candidates

Zehnder H. Confair (R)Edward M. Flynn (D)

Also on the ballot: Clayton M. Fox (Constitution), 2.9%