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2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Patrick J. Murphy won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Patrick J. Murphy received 197,869 popular votes (56.77%). The main challenger was Tom Manion (41.63%).

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

Murphy +15.1 pts · won by 52,766 votes
Patrick J. MurphyDemocraticWINNER56.77%
197,869 votes
Tom ManionRepublican41.63%
145,103 votes
Tom LingenfelterIndependent1.59%
5,543 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.