1968 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 William A. Barrett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected Y William A. Barrett ( Democratic ) 74.7% Leslie Carson Jr. ( Republican ) 25.3%
Pennsylvania 2 Robert N. C. Nix Sr Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Robert N. C. Nix Sr. ( Democratic ) 70.0% Herbert P. McMaster ( Republican ) 30.0%
Pennsylvania 3 James A. Byrne Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected Y James A. Byrne ( Democratic ) 61.3% Richard R. Block ( Republican ) 38.7%
Pennsylvania 4 Joshua Eilberg Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Joshua Eilberg ( Democratic ) 59.3% Alexander Kaptik ( Republican ) 39.7% Paul D. Corbett ( Constitution ) 1.0%
Pennsylvania 5 William J . Green III Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y William J . Green III ( Democratic ) 69.1% Gregory J. Meade ( Republican ) 30.9%
Pennsylvania 6 George M. Rhodes Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Gus Yatron ( Democratic ) 51.4% Peter Yonavick ( Republican ) 47.5% Joseph G. Brewer ( Constitution ) 1.0%
Pennsylvania 7 Lawrence G. Williams Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Lawrence G. Williams ( Republican ) 56.5% Edward J. O. Halloren ( Democratic ) 42.7% John Phillips ( Constitution ) 0.8%
Pennsylvania 8 Edward G. Biester Jr Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Edward G. Biester Jr. ( Republican ) 58.0% Richard M. Hepburn ( Democratic ) 37.1% E. Stanley Rittenhouse ( Constitution ) 5.0%
Pennsylvania 9 George Watkins Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y George Watkins ( Republican ) 62.9% Philip L. Harding ( Democratic ) 35.4% William J. Schoble ( Constitution ) 1.7%
Pennsylvania 10 Joseph M. McDade Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y Joseph M. McDade ( Republican ) 66.6% Robert J. Landy ( Democratic ) 32.8% Eugene Bancale ( Constitution ) 0.6%
Pennsylvania 11 Dan Flood Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected Y Dan Flood ( Democratic ) 70.0% Stanley Bunn ( Republican ) 28.5% Dawn M. Baker ( Constitution ) 1.5%
Pennsylvania 12 J. Irving Whalley Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y J. Irving Whalley ( Republican ) 67.5% J. Robert Rohm ( Democratic ) 31.5% Herman D. Beatty ( Independent ) 1.0%
Pennsylvania 13 Richard Schweiker Republican 1960 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator . New member elected . Republican hold Y Lawrence Coughlin ( Republican ) 62.0% William D. Searle ( Democratic ) 36.8% John S. Matthews ( Constitution ) 1.2%
Pennsylvania 14 William S. Moorhead Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y William S. Moorhead ( Democratic ) 69.4% Algia Gary ( Republican ) 28.7% Harvey F. Johnston ( Constitution ) 1.9%
Pennsylvania 15 Fred B. Rooney Democratic 1963 Incumbent re-elected Y Fred B. Rooney ( Democratic ) 58.8% Paul E. Henderson ( Republican ) 38.7% Peter G. Cohen ( Common Sense ) 1.5% Chester R. Litz ( Constitution ) 0.9%
Pennsylvania 16 Edwin Duing Eshleman Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Edwin Duing Eshleman ( Republican ) 68.9% Robert M. Going ( Democratic ) 27.5% Lloyd G. Cope ( Constitution ) 3.6%
Pennsylvania 17 Herman T. Schneebeli Republican 1960 Incumbent re-elected Y Herman T. Schneebeli ( Republican ) 66.2% Donald J. Rippon ( Democratic ) 31.7% Andrew J. Watson ( Constitution ) 2.1%
Pennsylvania 18 Robert J. Corbett Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected Y Robert J. Corbett ( Republican ) 62.7% William T. Sherman ( Democratic ) 35.3% Robert Werle Jr. ( Constitution ) 2.1%
Pennsylvania 19 George Atlee Goodling Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y George Atlee Goodling ( Republican ) 57.7% Robert L. Myers III ( Democratic ) 40.8% Carl M. Richter ( Constitution ) 1.5%
Pennsylvania 20 Elmer J. Holland Democratic 1956 Incumbent died . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Joseph M. Gaydos ( Democratic ) 70.2% Joseph Sabol Jr. ( Republican ) 28.3% Clayton Fox ( Constitution ) 1.5%
Pennsylvania
Main article : 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania See also : List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania
The 1968 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1968 which coincided with Richard M. Nixon's election as President. Nixon's narrow victory yielded only limited gains for his Republican Party, which picked up a net of five seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats retained a majority in the House. The election coincided with the presidential campaign of George Wallace of the American Independent Party, who unsuccessfully attempted to deny a majority in the Electoral College to any of his opponents. Had Wallace succeeded he would have given the House the choice of president from among the three, for the first time since 1825. As a result of this election, Democrats formed a majority of 26 state House delegations, with Republicans forming a majority in 19 and the other five delegations being evenly split (each state's House delegation receives one vote in such an election). However, the Democrats' nominal majority of state delegations includes those of the Southern states who were more inclined to support Wallace as opposed to Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey. Wallace believed the Southern representatives would be able to use the clout his campaign was trying to give them to force an end to federal desegregation efforts in the South.