1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 27
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Preston B. Davis (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Linnet (D) by 20.0 points.
Preston B. DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%49,991
John M. LinnetDemocrat
38.6%32,920
Malcolm A. ClingerConstitution
2.8%2,381
85,292 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