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2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 12 Election?

John P. Murtha won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 12 Election. John P. Murtha received 155,268 popular votes (57.85%). The main challenger was William Russell (42.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Murtha and Russell

Murtha +15.7 pts · won by 42,148 votes
John P. MurthaDemocraticWINNER57.85%
155,268 votes
William RussellRepublican42.15%
113,120 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.