Pennsylvania Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Pennsylvania Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Robert Brady (D, Incumbent), Mike Muhammad (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Chaka Fattah (D, Incumbent), Adam A. Lang (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Kathy Dahlkemper (D), Phil English (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Jason Altmire (D, Incumbent), Melissa Hart (R)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Mark B. McCracken (D), Glenn Thompson (R)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Bob Roggio (D), Jim Gerlach (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Joe Sestak (D, Incumbent), W. Craig Williams (R)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Patrick Murphy (D, Incumbent), Tom Manion (R)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Tony Barr (D), Bill Shuster (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Christopher P. Carney (D, Incumbent), Christopher Lawrence Hackett (R)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Paul Edmund Kanjorski (D, Incumbent), Louis J. Barletta (R)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: John Patrick Murtha (D, Incumbent), William Russell (R)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D, Incumbent), Marina Kats (R)
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U.S. House, District 14
Candidates: Michael F. Doyle (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 15
Candidates: Siobhan "Sam" L. Bennett (D), Charlie Wieder Dent (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 16
Candidates: Bruce A. Slater (D), Joseph R. Pitts (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 17
Candidates: Tim Holden (D, Incumbent), Antoinette "Toni" Gilhooley (R)
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U.S. House, District 18
Candidates: Steve O'Donnell (D), Timothy F. Murphy (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 19
Candidates: Philip J. Avillo, Jr. (D), Todd Russell Platts (R, Incumbent)
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Previous PA Election Results
Republican Presidential Primary (April 22, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | News/Analysis
Democratic Presidential Primary (April 22, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Latest Headlines
- A Party That Stretches All Around the Block (Nov. 5, 2008)
- McCain's Blue State Problem (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama Inches Closer (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Pennsylvania: Watch Chester County (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Pursuing Different Paths on Changed Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Political Profile
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Pennsylvania Demographics
- Population: 12,432,792
- Gender: 48.7% male, 51.3% female
- Age: 77.6% 18 years and over; 15.2% 65 years and over; Median age: 39.7
- Median Household Income: $48,576
- Families Below Poverty Level: 8.1%
- Education: 10.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
