Franklin Lichtenwalter

U.S. Representative
Born
March 28, 1910
Died
March 4, 1973
Age at death
62
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lichtenwalter62,229
Opponents42,878
1
Elections run

Franklin Lichtenwalter (1910–1973), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 8 with 62,229 votes (59.21%), defeating Horace E James.

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How many votes has Franklin Lichtenwalter received?

Franklin Lichtenwalter has received 62,229 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Franklin Lichtenwalter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon62,22959.21%Horace E James
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000301) and Wikidata (Q5491533). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.