U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 8 | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 8

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: No Clear Favorite

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

May 16, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Patrick Murphy 64.6%
Andrew Warren 35.4%

Republican Primary Results
Mike Fitzpatrick (Unopposed)

Democratic Candidate

Patrick Murphy

Occupation
Lawyer; Professor

Public Service
U.S. Army Captain

Education
King’s College; Law Degree, Widener University

Born
October 19, 1973, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Residence
Bristol, PA

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$1,614,968	$982,949	$632,019

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Republican Candidate

Mike Fitzpatrick (Incumbent)

Occupation
Lawyer

Public Service
State representative; Bucks County Commissioner, Current Member of Congress

Education
St. Thomas University; Law Degree, Pennsylvania State University

Elected
2004

Born
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Residence
Levittown, PA

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,479,613	$2,259,285	$446,038

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Pennsylvania District 8

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 645,403
Male: 49.0%
Female: 51.0%
Median Age: 37.8
18 Years and Over: 74.5%
65 Years and Over: 12.6%
Employed: 66.6%
Median Household Income: $59,207
Families Below Poverty Level: 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 30.7%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Kerry (D) 51%
Bush (R) 48%
2004 House Election:
Mike Fitzpatrick (R) 55%
Virginia Schrader (D) 43%

State Political Profile

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