1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 39

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Paul W. Mahady (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating John W. Jenks (R) by 26.3 points.

Paul W. MahadyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%64,450
John W. JenksRepublican
35.6%37,078
Charles A. AndrewsConstitution
2.4%2,503
104,031 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+8.71976D+12.61980D+21.01984D+19.51988D+11.91992D+21.91996

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

The candidates

Paul W. Mahady (D)John W. Jenks (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles A. Andrews (Constitution), 2.4%