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2006 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2006 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Patrick J. Murphy won the 2006 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Patrick J. Murphy received 125,656 popular votes (50.3%). The main challenger was Michael G. Fitzpatrick (49.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and Fitzpatrick

Murphy +0.6 pts · won by 1,518 votes
Patrick J. MurphyDemocraticWINNER50.3%
125,656 votes
Michael G. FitzpatrickRepublican49.69%
124,138 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.