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Elections / 2008 · House · PA

Pennsylvania sent 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans to the US House in 2008.

19 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

Pennsylvania — 2008 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
PA-01D
+81.5%
Robert A Brady267,513
PA-02D
+77.9%
Chaka Fattah311,336
PA-03D
+2.5%
Kathy Dahlkemper286,553
PA-04D
+11.7%
Jason Altmire333,947
PA-05R
−15.7%
Glenn W Thompson274,177
PA-06R
−4.2%
Jim Gerlach344,375
PA-07D
+19.2%
Joe Sestak352,317
PA-08D
+15.1%
Patrick J Murphy348,515
PA-09R
−27.8%
Bill Shuster273,686
PA-10D
+12.7%
Christopher P Carney285,518
PA-11D
+3.3%
Paul E Kanjorski283,530
PA-12D
+15.7%
John P Murtha268,388
PA-13D
+28.3%
Allyson Y Schwartz313,513
PA-14D
+91.3%
Michael F Doyle265,540
PA-15R
−17.1%
Charles W Dent309,766
PA-16R
−16.4%
Joseph R Pitts305,167
PA-17D
+27.4%
Tim Holden302,608
PA-18R
−28.1%
Tim Murphy333,010
PA-19R
−33.3%
Todd Russell Platts328,395