1968Final results
1968 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 9
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Clarence D. Bell (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating William W. Dougherty (D) by 13.8 points.
Clarence D. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%49,922
William W. DoughertyDemocrat
42.6%37,716
John PhillipsConstitution
1.1%984
88,622 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