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November 4, 2008 Election

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President | State Executive | US Legislature | State Senate | State House | State Referendums |
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  • President

    President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
      3,276,363 votes 54.7%
    • John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
      2,655,885 votes 44.3%
    • Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Independent
      42,977 votes 0.7%
    • Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
      19,912 votes 0.3%

    State Executive

    Attorney General; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Auditor General; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Treasurer; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert McCord, Democratic
      3,104,242 votes 55.0%
    • Tom Ellis, Republican
      2,422,608 votes 42.9%
    • Berlie Etzel, Libertarian
      119,748 votes 2.1%

    US Legislature

    US Representative; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Representative; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Representative; District 8Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patrick J. Murphy, Democratic
      197,869 votes 56.8%
    • Tom Manion, Republican
      145,103 votes 41.6%
    • Tom Lingenfelter, Independent
      5,543 votes 1.6%

    US Representative; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Allyson Schwartz, Democratic
      196,868 votes 62.8%
    • Marina Kats, Republican
      108,271 votes 34.5%
    • John P. McDermott, Constitution
      8,374 votes 2.7%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shirley M. Kitchen, Democratic
      96,328 votes 88.4%
    • Robert S. Nix, Republican
      12,647 votes 11.6%

    State Senator; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vincent J. Hughes, Democratic
      101,996 votes 85.5%
    • Marc Perry, Republican
      17,344 votes 14.5%

    State House

    State Representative; District 152Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 154Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lawrence H. Curry, Democratic
      27,725 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 169Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dennis M. O'Brien, Democratic, Republican
      26,337 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 170Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 172Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John M. Perzel, Republican
      18,507 votes 65.7%
    • Richard B. Costello, Democratic
      9,654 votes 34.3%

    State Representative; District 173Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael Patrick McGeehan, Democratic
      17,230 votes 82.3%
    • Belinda C. Nelson, Republican
      3,711 votes 17.7%

    State Representative; District 174Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John P. Sabatina, Jr., Democratic
      19,046 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 175Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 177Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John J. Taylor, Republican
      13,893 votes 59.1%
    • Harry L. Enggasser, Democratic
      9,619 votes 40.9%

    State Representative; District 179Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony J. Payton, Jr., Democratic
      18,547 votes 89.9%
    • William Kennedy, Republican
      2,080 votes 10.1%

    State Representative; District 180Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Angel Cruz, Democratic
      17,222 votes 98.1%
    • Erik Sanchez, Libertarian
      329 votes 1.9%

    State Representative; District 181Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • W. Curtis Thomas, Democratic
      26,160 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 182Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 184Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William F. Keller, Democratic
      18,906 votes 78.3%
    • Anthony Biondo, Republican
      5,237 votes 21.7%

    State Representative; District 185Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert C. Donatucci, Democratic
      21,144 votes 84.8%
    • Kamalah K. Brown, Republican
      3,791 votes 15.2%

    State Representative; District 186Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 188Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James R. Roebuck, Democratic
      25,418 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 190Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vanessa L. Brown, Democratic
      27,112 votes 98.6%
    • Rahim Foreman, Republican
      374 votes 1.4%

    State Representative; District 191Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ronald G. Waters, Democratic
      24,750 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 192Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Louise Williams Bishop, Democratic
      28,005 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 194Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kathy Manderino, Democratic
      22,323 votes 78.1%
    • Thomas C. Rolland, Republican
      6,251 votes 21.9%

    State Representative; District 195Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank L. Oliver, Sr., Democratic
      25,984 votes 90.6%
    • W. James Kernaghan, Republican
      2,689 votes 9.4%

    State Representative; District 197Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jewell Williams, Democratic
      27,779 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 198Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rosita C. Youngblood, Democratic
      26,351 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 200Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cherelle L. Parker, Democratic
      29,954 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 201Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Myers, Democratic
      27,238 votes 97.8%
    • Joseph L. Messa, Republican
      616 votes 2.2%

    State Representative; District 202Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark B. Cohen, Democratic
      22,049 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 203Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dwight Evans, Democratic
      26,727 votes 100.0%

    State Referendums

    Referendum Act-64 Water and Sewer Improvements Bond Referendum
    Pass: 2,879,592 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 1,744,555 / 37.7% No votes
    Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $400,000,000 for grants and loans to municipalities and public utilities for the cost of all labor, materials, necessary operational machinery and equipment, lands, property, right and easements, plans and specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, prefeasibility studies, engineering and legal services and all other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, repair or rehabilitation of all or part of drinking water system, storm water, nonpoint source projects, nutrient credits and wastewater treatment system projects?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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