RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Joseph W. Dorsey
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162 (1968–1974). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 3.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162
- Last margin
- +26.7
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dorsey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dorsey has run
Margin: how far Dorsey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162 | General | Won | Hugh B. McBride (D) | 63.4% | R+26.7 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162 | General | Won | Charles B. Dowds (D) | 58% | R+16.0 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 162 | General | Won | Thomas R. Kimmel (D), John Phillips (CST) | 53.9% | R+8.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dorsey has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dorsey has run against
- Hugh B. McBride (D) · 1972 election, won
- Charles B. Dowds (D) · 1970 election, won
- Thomas R. Kimmel (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive