1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 35

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

W. Louis Coppersmith (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Green Jr. (R) by 0.2 points.

W. Louis CoppersmithDemocrat · winner
50.1%45,217
Richard J. Green Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.9%45,050
90,267 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

EvenD+9.41976D+15.51980D+51.51984D+29.01988D+38.81992D+41.11996

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