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1966-11-08 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 16)

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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 Edwin Eshelman
(R)		 Richard Charles
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 82,52769.2% 36,72130.8% 00.0% 45,806 119,248
Total R vote: 82,527 (69.2%)      Total D vote: 36,721 (30.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Edwin Eshelman 18,913 38.6%
2   John Ranck 14,050 28.7%
3   Thomas Ehrgood 13,327 27.2%
4   Richard Gingrich 969 2.0%
5   Russell Eisenbise 798 1.6%
6   Edward Mellinger 537 1.1%
7   John Pfoutz 444 0.9%
TOTAL VOTES 49,038  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Charles 7,105 87.0%
2   Verne Chapman 1,060 13.0%
TOTAL VOTES 8,165