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1968Final results

1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 49

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

William G. Sesler (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel T. Wolchik (R) by 21.3 points.

William G. SeslerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%55,931
39.3%36,274
92,205 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+6.41976D+10.61980D+49.31984D+58.41988D+10.41992R+10.71996

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