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1942 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1942 U.S. House race

Who won the 1942 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election?

John Kunkel won the 1942 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election. John Kunkel received 62,119 popular votes (66.02%). The main challenger was A S Beshore (33.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Kunkel and Beshore

Kunkel +32.0 pts · won by 30,150 votes
John KunkelRepublicanWINNER66.02%
62,119 votes
A S BeshoreDemocratic33.98%
31,969 votes
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.