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2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election?

Todd Russell Platts won the 2008 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election. Todd Russell Platts received 218,862 popular votes (66.65%). The main challenger was Philip J. Avillo Jr. (33.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Platts and Jr.

Platts +33.3 pts · won by 109,329 votes
Todd Russell PlattsRepublicanWINNER66.65%
218,862 votes
Philip J. Avillo Jr.Democratic33.35%
109,533 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.