1938 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1938 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Fred Gartner won the 1938 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Fred Gartner received 63,877 popular votes (52.54%). The main challenger was Frank J G Dorsey (46.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Gartner and Dorsey

Gartner +6.1 pts · won by 7,385 votes
63,877 votes
56,492 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.