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1968 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 5 candidates · See every 1968 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1968 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

Richard S. Schweiker won the 1968 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Richard S. Schweiker received 2,399,762 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was Joseph S. Clark (45.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Schweiker and Clark

Schweiker +6.1 pts · won by 282,100 votes
Richard S. SchweikerRepublicanWINNER51.9%
2,399,762 votes
Joseph S. ClarkDemocratic45.8%
2,117,662 votes
Frank W. GaydoshConstitutional2.09%
96,742 votes
Benson PerrySocialist Labor0.16%
7,198 votes
Morris ChertovMilitant Workers0.06%
2,743 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.