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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 07)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Benjamin James*
(R)		 William Welsh
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 137,76461.9% 84,76438.1% 00.0% 53,000 222,528
Total R vote: 137,764 (61.9%)      Total D vote: 84,764 (38.1%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Benjamin James* 44,857 79.1%
2   Carl Mau 7,059 12.5%
3   Harry Hyde 4,774 8.4%
TOTAL VOTES 56,690  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Welsh 9,964 64.8%
2   Drew O'Keefe 5,402 35.2%
TOTAL VOTES 15,366