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Pennsylvania 2008 Election Coverage

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Offices up for Election in 2008

United States President & Vice President

United States House of Representatives: All seats

Attorney General

Auditor

Treasurer

State Senate: Odd-numbered districts (25 seats)

State House of Representatives: All seats

 

Primary Election Winners

All results are unofficial and are subject to change. 

Attorney General

Auditor

Treasurer

State Senate

State House

United States President

United States House of Representatives

Attorney General

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

Tom Corbett (R)*^

John Morganelli (D)^

 

Auditor General

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

Jack Wagner (D)*^

Chet Belier (R)^

 

Treasurer

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

Robert McCord (D)

Tim Ellis (R)

 

State Senate

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

District 1

Jack Morley (R)^

Lawrence Farnese (D)

District 3

Shirley M. Kitchen (D)*^

Robert S. Nix (R)^

District 5

Mike Stack (D)*^

John Farley (R)^

District 7

Vincent J. Hughes (D)*^

Marc Perry (R)^

District 9

Dominic Pileggi (R)*^

John Linder (D)^

District 11

Michael A. O’Pake (D)*^

Stephen P. Fuhs (R)^

District 13

Lloyd Smucker (R)

Jose E. Urdaneta (D)^

District 15

Jeff Piccola (R)*^

Judy Hirsh (D)

District 17

Daylin Leach (D)^

Lance Rogers (R)

District 19

Andrew E. Dinniman (D)*^

Steve Kantrowitz (R)^

District 21

Mary Jo White (R)*^

District 23

Louis Trey Casimir (D)^

Gene Yaw (R)

District 25

Joseph B. Scarnati III (R)*^

Donald L. Hilliard (D)^

District 27

John R. Gordner (R)*^

District 29

James J. Rhoades (R)*^

Peter Symons Jr. (D)^

District 31

Susan Kiskis (D)^

Patricia H. Vance (R)*^

District 33

Richard Alloway (R)

District 35

John N. Wozniak (D)*^

Joseph W. Veranese (R)^

District 37

John Pippy (R)*^

Amy Jude Schmotzer (D)^

District 39

Bob Regola (R)*^

Tony Bompiani (D)

District 41

Don White (R)*^

District 43

Jay Costa Jr. (D)*^

District 45

Sean Logan (D)*^

District 47

Sean Michael Ramaley (D)

Elder Vogel, Jr. (R)

District 49

Cindy Purvis (D)^

Jane M. Earll (R)*^

State House

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

District 1

Patrick Harkins (D)*^

District 2

Flo Fabrizio (D)*^

District 3

John Hornaman (D)*^

Jason Owen (R)

District 4

Curt Sonney (R)*^

Rick Mitchell (D)^

District 5

John Alward (D)^

John R. Evans (R)*^

District 6

Brad Roae (R)*

District 7

Mark Longietti (D)*^

District 8

Dick P. Stevenson (R)*^

District 9

Chris Sainato (D)*^

District 10

Jaret Gibbons (D)*^

Bob Morabito (R)^

District 11

Brian L. Ellis (R)*^

District 12

Daryl Metcalfe (R)*

District 13

Tom Haughton (D)^

Curtis Mason (R)^

District 14

Dennis Rousseau (D)^

Jim Marshall (R)*^

District 15

Vincent A. Biancucci (D)*

Jim Christiana (R)^

District 16

Robert F. Matzie (D)

District 17

Michele Brooks (R)*^

Donald Duke Whiting (D)^

District 18

Gene Digirolamo (R)*^

Harris Martin (D)^

District 19

Jake Wheatley (D)*

District 20

Don Walko (D)*^

District 21

Dom Costa (D)

District 22

Chelsa Wagner (D)*^

District 23

Dan B. Frankel (D)*^

District 24

Joseph Preston Jr. (D)*

District 25

Joseph F. Markosek (D)*^

District 26

Fern B.Kaufman (D)^

Tim Hennessey (R)*^

District 27

Daniel J. Deasy Jr. (D)

District 28

Mike Turzai (R)*^

District 29

Brad Kirsch (D)

Bernie O’Neill (R)*^

District 30

Randy Vulakovich (R)*^

District 31

Steve Santarsiero (D)^

Pete Stainthorpe (R)^

District 32

Anthony M. Deluca (D)*^

Joseph F. O’Connor (R)^

District 33

Frank Dermody (D)*^

Jason Davidek (R)^

District 34

Paul Costa (D)*^

District 35

Marc J. Gergely (D)*^

District 36

Harry Readshaw (D)*^

District 37

Thomas C. Creighton (R)*^

District 38

Bill Kortz (D)*

Daniel Davis (R)^

District 39

David Levansky (D)*^

District 40

John A. Maher (R)*^

District 41

Katie True (R)*^

District 42

Matt Smith (D)*^

Jim Blazeck (R)^

District 43

Scott W. Boyd (R)*^

District 44

Ayanna M. Lee (D)^

Mark Mustio (R)*^

District 45

Nick Kotik (D)*^

District 46

Jesse White (D)*^

District 47

Keith Gillespie (R)*^

District 48

Timothy Joseph Solobay (D)*^

District 49

Peter J. Daley II (R)*

District 50

Bill Deweese (D)*^

Greg Hopkins (R)^

District 51

Tim Mahoney (D)*

District 52

Deberah Kula (D)*^

District 53

Jack Hansen (D)^

Robert W. Godshall (R)*^

District 54

John E. Pallone (D)*

District 55

Joseph A. Petrarca (D)*^

District 56

James E. Casorio Jr. (D)*

Susanna Lisotto (R)^

District 57

John W. Boyle (D)

Tim Krieger (R)^

District 58

R. Ted Harhai (D)*^

District 59

Michael J. O’Barto (D)^

Mike Reese (R)

District 60

Jeff Pyle (R)*^

District 61

Frank X. Custer (D)^

Kate Harper (R)*^

District 62

Dave Reed (R)*^

District 63

Matthew Ellenberger (D)

Donna Oberlander (R)

District 64

Scott E. Hutchinson (R)*^

District 65

Kathy Rapp (R)*

District 66

Samy Elmasry (D)^

Sam Smith (R)*

District 67

Martin T. Causer (R)*^

District 68

Matthew E. Baker (R)*^

District 69

Ken Warnick (D)

Carl Walker Metzger (R)

District 70

Dwayne D. Royster (D)^

Jay R. Moyer (R)*^

District 71

Thomas C. Chernisky (D)

Steve Ettien (R)

District 72

Frank Burns (D)

Chris Voccio (R)^

District 73

Gary Haluska (D)*^

District 74

Camille E. 'Bud' George (D)*^

Richard Hansel (R)^

District 75

Dan A. Surra (D)*^

District 76

Mike Hanna (D)*^

Harold C. Yost Jr. (R)^

District 77

H. Scott Conklin (D)*^

Thomas A. Martin (R)^

District 78

Dick L. Hess (R)*^

District 79

Richard A. Geist (R)*^

District 80

Jerry A. Stern (R)*^

District 81

Mike Fleck (R)*^

District 82

Adam Harris (R)*^

District 83

Richard Mirabito (D)

Dave Huffman (R)

District 84

Garth D. Everett (R)*^

District 85

Stephen J. Connolley (D)^

Russ Fairchild (R)*^

District 86

Mark K. Keller (R)*

District 87

Christina Loy (D)^

Glen R. Grell (R)*^

District 88

Margie Stuski (D)^

Sheryl M. Delozier (R)

District 89

Rob Kauffman (R)*^

District 90

Todd Rock (R)*^

District 91

Dan Moul (R)*^

District 92

Scott Perry (R)*^

District 93

Ron Miller (R)*^

District 94

Stanley E. Saylor (R)*^

District 95

Eugene A. Depasquale (D)*^

Lon Emenheiser (R)^

District 96

Mike Sturla (D)*

District 97

John C. Bear (R)*^

District 98

Daniel Stephenson (D)^

David S. Hickernell (R)*^

District 99

Gordon R. Denlinger (R)*^

District 100

Bryan Cutler (R)*^

District 101

Mauree A. Gingrich (R)*

District 102

Rosemarie Swanger (R)*

District 103

Ron Buxton (D)*

District 104

Susan C. 'Sue' Helm (R)*^

Patricia Garcia (D)^

District 105

Ronald S. 'Ron' Marsico (R)*^

District 106

John D. Payne (R)*^

Phyllis Bennet (D)^

District 107

Robert E. 'Bob' Belfanti Jr. (D)*^

John Payne (R)^

District 108

Merle H. Phillips (R)*^

Antonio Michette (D)^

District 109

David R. Millard (R)*^

Nancy Schott (D)

District 110

Tina L. Pickett (R)*^

District 111

Sandra J. Major (R)*^

District 112

Ken Smith (D)*^

District 113

Kevin Murphy (D)^

District 114

Jim Wansacz (D)*^

District 115

Edward G. 'Ed' Staback (D)*

District 116

Todd A. Eachus (D)*^

District 117

Karen Boback (R)*

Russ Biggus (D)^

District 118

Mike Carroll (D)*

District 119

John T. Yudichak (D)*^

District 120

Phyllis Mundy (D)*^

District 121

Eddie Day Pashinski (D)^

District 122

Keith R. McCall (D)*^

Doyle Heffley (R)^

District 123

Neal P. Goodman (D)*^

District 124

David G. Argall (R)*

Bill Mackey (D)^

District 125

Tim Seip (D)*

Gary Hornberger (R)

District 126

Dante Santoni Jr. (D)*^

District 127

Thomas R. Caltagirone (D)*^

District 128

Samuel E. Rohrer (R)*^

John Woodward (D)^

District 129

Jim Cox (R)*^

District 130

David R. Kessler (D)*^

Richard Gokey (R)

District 131

Karen D. Beyer (R)*^

District 132

Jennifer L. Mann (D)*^

Mike Welsh (R)^

District 133

Joseph F. Brennan (D)*^

District 134

Douglas G. Reichley (R)*^

District 135

Steve Samuelson (D)*^

District 136

Robert L. Freeman (D)*^

Ron Shegda (R)^

District 137

Richard T. Grucela (D)*^

District 138

Craig A. Dally (R)*^

District 139

Michael Peifer (R)*^

District 140

John T. Galloway (D)*^

District 141

Anthony J. Melio (D)*^

District 142

Christopher 'Chris' J. King (D)*^

Frank Farry (R)^

District 143

Marguerite Quinn (R)*^

Diane Allison (D)^

District 144

Katharine M. Watson (R)*^

Mitchell Meyerson (D)^

District 145

Paul Irvin Clymer (R)*^

Tom Peterson (D)

District 146

Thomas J. Quigley (R)*^

James Prendergast (D)^

District 147

Bob Mensch (R)*^

District 148

Michael F. 'Mike' Gerber (D)*^

Matthew Maguire (R)^

District 149

Tim Briggs (D)^

District 150

Mike Vereb (R)*^

Kelbin Carolina (D)^

District 151

Rick Taylor (D)*^

Todd Stephens (R)^

District 152

Thomas P. Murt (R)*^

Lisa Romaniello (D)^

District 153

Josh Shapiro (D)*^

District 154

Lawrence H. Curry (D)*^

District 155

Curt Schroder (R)*^

District 156

Shannon E. Royer (R)*^

Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D)^

District 157

Paul Drucker (D)^

Guy Ciarrocchi (R)^

District 158

Chris Ross (R)*^

District 159

Thaddeus Kirkland (D)*^

Thomas Deitman (R)^

District 160

Steve Barrar (R)*^

District 161

Bryan R. Lentz (D)*^

Joseph Hackett (R)^

District 162

John DeFrancisco (D)^

Nick Miccarelli (R)^

District 163

Nicholas A. Micozzie (R)*

Kevin Lee (D)

District 164

Mario J. Civera Jr. (R)*^

District 165

William F. Adolph Jr. (R)*^

Tom Quinn (D)^

District 166

Greg Vitali (D)*^

Stephen DeMillio (R)^

District 167

Duane Milne (R)*^

Carol Palmaccio (D)^

District 168

Thomas Killion (R)*^

Ian Thomas (D)^

District 169

Dennis O'Brien (R)*^

District 170

Brendan Boyle (D)^

Matt Taubenberger (R)^

District 171

Kerry A. Benninghoff (R)*^

Joanne Tosti-Vasey (D)

District 172

John M. Perzel (R)*^

Richard Costello (D)^

District 173

Michael P. McGeehan (D)*^

Belinda Nelson (R)^

District 174

John P. Sabatina Jr. (D)*

District 175

Michael H. O'Brien (D)*^

District 176

Mario M. Scavello (R)*^

District 177

John J. Taylor (R)*^

Harry Enggasser (D)^

District 178

Scott A. Petri (R)*^

Steven Rovner (D)^

District 179

Tony J. Payton Jr. (D)*

William Kennedy (R)^

District 180

Angel L. Cruz (D)*

District 181

W. Curtis Thomas (D)*^

District 182

Babette Josephs (D)*

Wally Zimolong (R)^

District 183

Julie L. Harhart (R)*^

District 184

William F. Keller (D)*

Anthony Biondo (R)^

District 185

Robert C. Donatucci (D)*^

Kamalah Brown (R)^

District 186

Kenyatta Johnson (D)

District 187

John Ritter (D)

Gary Day (R)

District 188

James R. Roebuck Jr. (D)*^

District 189

John Siptroth (D)*^

John Sivick (R)^

District 190

Vanessa Brown (D)^

Rahim Foreman (R)^

District 191

Ronald G. Waters (D)*

District 192

Louise Williams Bishop (D)*

District 193

Neil Clifford (D)^

Will Tallman (R)

District 194

Kathy Manderino (D)*^

Thomas Rolland (R)^

District 195

Frank L. Oliver Sr. (D)*^

James Kernaghan (R)^

District 196

Beverly D. Mackereth (R)*^

District 197

Jewell Williams (D)*^

District 198

Rosita C. Youngblood (D)*

District 199

Will Gabig (R)*^

Greg Scudder (D)^

District 200

Cherelle L. Parker (D)*^

District 201

John L. Myers (D)*^

Joseph Messa (R)^

District 202

Mark B. Cohen (D)*^

District 203

Dwight Evans (D)*^

 

United States President

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

Hiliary Clinton (D)

John McCain (R)

 

United States House of Representatives

All results are unofficial and are subject to change.

*denotes incumbent

^ denotes that candidate was unopposed in the primary

U.S. House District 1

Robert Brady (D)*^

Mike Muhammad (R)^

U.S. House District 2

Chaka Fattah (D)*^

U.S. House District 3

Phil English (R)*^

Kathy Dahlkemper (D)

U.S. House District 4

Jason Altmire (D)*^

Melissa Hart (R)^

U.S. House District 5

Mark McCracken (D)

Glen W. Thompson (R)

U.S. House District 6

Jim Gerlach (R)*^

Bob Roggio (D)^

U.S. House District 7

Joe Sestak (D)*^

W. Craig Williams (R)^

U.S. House District 8

Patrick J. Murphy (D)*^

Tom Manion (R)^

U.S. House District 9

Bill Shuster (R)*^

Tony Barr (D)^

U.S. House District 10

Christopher Carney (D)*^

Chris Hackett (R)

U.S. House District 11

Paul Kanjorski (D)*^

Lou Barletta (R)^

U.S. House District 12

John Murtha (D)*^

U.S. House District 13

Allyson Schwartz (D)*^

Marina Kats (R)^

U.S. House District 14

Mike Doyle (D)*^

U.S. House District 15

Charles Dent (R)*^

Sam Bennet (D)^

U.S. House District 16

Joseph Pitts (R)*^

Bruce Slater (D)^

U.S. House District 17

Tim Holden (D)*^

Toni Gilhooley (R)^

U.S. House District 18

Tim Murphy (R)*^

Steve O'Donnell (D)

U.S. House District 13

Todd Platts (R)*^

Philip Avillo (D)^

State Election Calendar

April 22

Primary Election

November 4
General Election

Pennsylvania Election
Resources

Pennsylvania Bureau of Commissions, Elections & Legislation

The Patriot-News

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

 

 
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