1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 33
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
D. Elmer Hawbaker (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Bruce W. Hockersmith Jr. (D) by 33.6 points.
D. Elmer HawbakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%50,748
Bruce W. Hockersmith Jr.Democrat
33.2%25,227
75,978 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