1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1974 November 5, 1968 145x145px Sen Richard Schweiker.jpg Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) 2,399,762 51.90% Sen Joe Clark.jpg Joseph S. Clark Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,117,662 45.80% 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsSchweiker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Clark: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Joseph S. Clark, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. sought re-election to a third term but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Richard Schweiker. This election marked the last time that an incumbent Senator lost re-election to this seat. Democratic primary Candidates Joseph S. Clark Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1957 John Herman Dent, U.S. Representative from Greensburg General election Candidates Pearl Chertov (Socialist Workers) Joseph S. Clark Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1957 (Democratic) Frank W. Gaydosh (Constitution) Benson Perry (Socialist Labor) Richard Schweiker, U.S. Representative from Norristown (Republican) Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 5, 1968 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 8 July 2014 Republican Party (United States) Richard Schweiker 2,399,762 51.90% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph S. Clark Jr. (incumbent) 2,117,662 45.80% Constitution Party (United States) Frank W. Gaydosh 96,742 2.09% Socialist Labor Party of America Benson Perry 7,198 0.16% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Pearl Chertov 2,743 0.06% N/A Other 111 0.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1968 References Pennsylvania 1968 Category:1968 Pennsylvania elections