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2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Tim Murphy won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Tim Murphy received 213,349 popular votes (64.07%). The main challenger was Steve O'Donnell (35.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and O'Donnell

Murphy +28.1 pts · won by 93,688 votes
Tim MurphyRepublicanWINNER64.07%
213,349 votes
Steve O'DonnellDemocratic35.93%
119,661 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.