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Republicans Sweep Pennsylvania in 1912 Election Victory
Pennsylvania delivered a strong Republican landslide for Hughes and Fairbanks, restoring the state as a GOP stronghold with a large majority. Philander Chase Knox won the Senate seat, boosting Republican delegations in Congress by four to six, with Snyder and Kephart high on the ticket. Justice Emory A. Walling captured a full term on the Supreme Court, supported by the party and legal leaders.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Charles RB. Hughes
Union
Hughes
Fairbanks
Philander Chase Knox
United States Senate
George T. Oliver
Mr. Knox
Taft
Congress
Charlies A. Snyder
Harmon M. Kephart
Snyder
State Senate
Schuylkill County
Emory A. Walling
Erie
Supreme Court
Charles Palmer
Chester
Justice Walling
Supreme Bench
Brumbaugh
John P. Elkin
Congressemen-At-Lhree
John R. K. Scott
Joseph McLaughlin
Daniel F. Lefean