Nov 4, 2008
18 incumbents ran for re-election for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania, and 17 of them won. In the 3rd District Republican incumbent Phil English was defeated by Kathy Dahlkemper (pictured left).
There was an open seat in 5th District and GT Thompson held the seat for the Republicans.
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector's term ends in 2010, while Senator Bob Casey is up for re-election in 2012.
The next Pennsylvania Gubanatorial Election is in 2010.
Barack Obama won the 21 electoral votes from Pennsylvania.
2008 Pennsylvania Election Winners
| Pennsylvania 1st District | ||
| Robert Brady Incumbent (91%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mike Muhammad (REP - 9%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 2nd District | ||
| Chaka Fattah Incumbent (89%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Adam Lang (REP - 11%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 3rd District | ||
| Kathy Dahlkemper (52%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Phil English (REP Incumbent - 48%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 4th District | ||
| Jason Altmire Incumbent (56%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Melissa Hart (REP - 44%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 5th District | ||
| G T Thompson (57%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mark McCracken (DFL - 41%); James Fryman (LIB) | ||
| Pennsylvania 6th District | ||
| Jim Gerlach Incumbent (52%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Bob Roggio (DFL - 48%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 7th District | ||
| Joe Sestak incumbent (60%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: W Craig Williams (REP - 40%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 8th District | ||
| Patrick Murphy Incumbent (57%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tom Manion (REP - 42%); Tom Lingenfelter (IND) | ||
| Pennsylvania 9th District | ||
| Bill Shuster Incumbent (64%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tony Barr (DFL - 36%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 10th District | ||
| Christopher Carney Incumbent (56%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Chris Hackett (REP - 44%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 11th District | ||
| Paul E Kanjorski Incumbent (52%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Lou Barletta (REP - 48%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 12th District | ||
| John P Murtha Incumbent (58%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: William Russell (REP - 42%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 13th District | ||
| Allyson Y Schwartz Incumbent (63%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Marina Kats (REP - 34%); John McDermott (CON) | ||
| Pennsylvania 14th District | ||
| Mike Doyle Incumbent DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Titus North (GRN); Ryan Scott (SOC) | ||
| Pennsylvania 15th District | ||
| Charles W Dent Incumbent (59%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Siobhan Bennett (DFL - 41%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 16th District | ||
| Joseph R Pitts Incumbent (56%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Bruce Slater (DFL - 39%); John Murphy (GRN); Dan Frank (CON) | ||
| Pennsylvania 17th District | ||
| Tim Holden Incumbent (64%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Toni Gilhooley (REP - 36%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 18th District | ||
| Timothy Murphy Incumbent (64%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Steve O'Donnell (DFL - 36%) | ||
| Pennsylvania 19th District | ||
| Todd R Platts Incumbent (67%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Phil Avillo (DFL - 33%) | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
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