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1958 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1958 U.S. House race

Who won the 1958 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Willard Curtin won the 1958 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Willard Curtin received 85,010 popular votes (54.29%). The main challenger was Harold Lefcourt (45.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtin and Lefcourt

Curtin +8.6 pts · won by 13,427 votes
Willard CurtinRepublicanWINNER54.29%
85,010 votes
Harold LefcourtDemocratic45.71%
71,583 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.