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2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election?

Joseph R. Pitts won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 16 Election. Joseph R. Pitts received 170,329 popular votes (55.82%). The main challenger was Bruce A. Slater (39.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Pitts and Slater

Pitts +16.4 pts · won by 50,136 votes
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanWINNER55.82%
170,329 votes
Bruce A. SlaterDemocratic39.39%
120,193 votes
John A. MurphyIndependent3.86%
11,768 votes
Daniel Frankconstitution0.94%
2,877 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.