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1964 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1964 U.S. House race

Who won the 1964 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Willard Curtin won the 1964 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Willard Curtin received 112,472 popular votes (51.09%). The main challenger was Edmund W Samuel (48.91%).

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

Curtin +2.2 pts · won by 4,802 votes
Willard CurtinRepublicanWINNER51.09%
112,472 votes
Edmund W SamuelDemocratic48.91%
107,670 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.