U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania, District 8

107 elections · 1788–2024 · popular vote

● In officeRob Bresnahan Jr.Republican

On the ballot Tuesday, November 3, 2026. What is on the ballot in Pennsylvania in 2026.

2024 Pennsylvania District 8

Rob Bresnahan Jr. R 195,663 · Matthew A. Cartwright D 189,411

2022 Pennsylvania District 8

Matthew A. Cartwright D 146,956 · James Rocco Bognet R 139,930

2020 Pennsylvania District 8

Matthew A. Cartwright D 178,004 · James Rocco Bognet R 165,783

2018 Pennsylvania District 8

Matthew Alton__Cartwright D 135,603 · John Robert__Chrin R 112,563

2016 Pennsylvania District 8

Brian Fitzpatrick R 207,263 · Steve Santarsiero D 173,555

2014 Pennsylvania District 8

Michael G. Fitzpatrick R 137,731 · Kevin Strouse D 84,767

2012 Pennsylvania District 8

Michael G. Fitzpatrick R 199,379 · Kathy Boockvar D 152,859

2010 Pennsylvania District 8

Michael G. Fitzpatrick R 130,759 · Patrick J. Murphy D 113,547

2008 Pennsylvania District 8

Patrick J. Murphy D 197,869 · Tom Manion R 145,103 · Tom Lingenfelter I 5,543

2006 Pennsylvania District 8

Patrick J. Murphy D 125,656 · Michael G. Fitzpatrick R 124,138

2004 Pennsylvania District 8

Michael G. Fitzpatrick R 183,229 · Virginia Waters Schrader D 143,427 · Arthur L. Farnsworth L 3,710 · Eric h G. Lukas C 898

2002 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 127,475 · Timothy T. Reece D 76,178

2000 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 154,090 · Ronald L. Strouse D 100,617 · Philip C. Holmen Rf 5,394

1998 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 93,697 · Bill Tuthill D 48,320 · Scott Wolfertz C 3,917 · James R. Blair Rf 1,229 · +1 more

1996 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 133,749 · John P. Murray D 79,856 · Richard J. Piotrowski L 6,991 · David A. Booth C 5,714

1994 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 110,499 · John P. Murray D 44,559 · Jay Russell L 7,925 · Robert J. Cash C 4,191

1992 Pennsylvania District 8

James C. Greenwood R 129,593 · Peter H. Kostmayer D 114,095 · William H. Magerman M 5,850

1990 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 85,015 · Audrie Zettick Schaller R 65,100

1988 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 128,153 · Ed Howard R 93,648 · Donald C. Ernsberger L 3,765

1986 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 85,731 · David A. Christian R 70,047

1984 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 112,648 · David A. Christian R 108,696

1982 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 83,242 · James K. Coyne R 80,928 · Albert H. Reef R 882 · Hans G. Schroeder L 483

1980 Pennsylvania District 8

James K. Coyne R 103,585 · Peter H. Kostmayer D 99,593 · Hans G. Schroeder L 1,167

1978 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 89,276 · G. Roger Bowers R 56,776

1976 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter H. Kostmayer D 93,855 · John S. Renninger R 92,543 · Robert B. Graham C 3,225

1974 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Biester R 75,313 · Charles W Moyer D 54,815 · Robert D McKenney C 3,763

1972 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Biester R 115,799 · Aaron Williams D 64,069

1970 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Biester R 73,041 · Arthur Leo Hennessy Jr. D 51,464 · John Moore C 5,118

1968 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Biester R 94,254 · Richard M Hepburn D 60,324 · Frank C Rittenhouse C 8,064

1966 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Biester R 70,435 · Walter S Farley D 47,845

1964 Pennsylvania District 8

Willard Curtin R 112,472 · Edmund W Samuel D 107,670

1962 Pennsylvania District 8

Willard Curtin R 101,853 · James A Michener D 84,043

1960 Pennsylvania District 8

Willard Curtin R 121,564 · Donald Hock V D 95,140

1958 Pennsylvania District 8

Willard Curtin R 85,010 · Harold Lefcourt D 71,583

1956 Pennsylvania District 8

Willard Curtin R 98,023 · John P Fullam D 77,229

1954 Pennsylvania District 8

Karl King R 62,897 · John P Fullam D 59,848

1952 Pennsylvania District 8

Karl King R 83,966 · Wilson H Stephenson D 57,723

1950 Pennsylvania District 8

Albert Vaughn R 56,300 · Elisha Kent Kane D 40,502

1948 Pennsylvania District 8

Franklin Lichtenwalter R 62,229 · Horace E James D 42,878

1946 Pennsylvania District 8

Charles Gerlach R 49,196 · Henry Chapin D 34,260

1944 Pennsylvania District 8

Charles Gerlach R 59,497 · Marie M Bickert D 43,073

1942 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 48,210 · William J Orourke D 34,164

1940 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 69,649 · E Adele Scott Saul D 46,960 · John M Palmer P 177

1938 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 84,103 · Charles Hoffman D 40,324

1936 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 73,335 · David Kirk D 66,119

1934 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 60,139 · John McDonough D 43,426 · Edw B Rawson S 1,039 · C Wilfred Conrad P 624

1932 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 70,177 · Matthew Randall D 32,139 · Jesse Holmes S 2,850 · C Wilfred Conard P 1,454

1930 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 84,521 · Harry D Wescott D 20,443

1928 Pennsylvania District 8

James Wolfenden R 116,266 · Dewitt C Davis D 34,607 · John Moore P 1,592 · Lillian Bernardi L 121 · +1 more

1926 Pennsylvania District 8

Thomas Butler S 44,664 · Frank B Rhodes D 8,802 · John Moore P 877

1924 Pennsylvania District 8

Thomas Butler R 63,480 · Gordon H Cilley D 12,816 · Walter N Lodge S 1,558 · Robert J Lewis P 779 · +1 more

1922 Pennsylvania District 8

Thomas Butler R 30,349 · Nathaniel M Ellis D 18,306 · Julia R Hazard P 570 · Albert J Vernon S 411

1920 Pennsylvania District 8

Henry Watson R 44,032 · W C Plummer D 18,605 · Irwin D Endy S 1,538 · Theodore Koons P 1,058

1918 Pennsylvania District 8

Henry Watson R 23,127 · Grim F 12,213 · Young S 607 · Theodore Koons P 526

1916 Pennsylvania District 8

Henry Watson R 28,852 · Joseph Heacock D 20,232 · Fred Willard Whiteside S 954 · Charles N Rambo P 467 · +1 more

1914 Pennsylvania District 8

Henry Watson R 22,691 · Grim D 15,706 · Harold G Knight W 4,941 · Jacob D Metz S 971 · +1 more

1912 Pennsylvania District 8

Robert Difenderfer D 18,230 · Oscar O Bean R 15,840 · Thomas K Ober Jr. W 12,205 · James C Hogan Sr. S 1,456

1910 Pennsylvania District 8

Robert Difenderfer D 19,683 · Irving P Wanger R 19,106 · Henry J Weisser S 928

1908 Pennsylvania District 8

Irving Wanger R 26,384 · Horace E James D 17,684

1906 Pennsylvania District 8

Irving Wanger C 22,416 · Walter F Leedom D 18,231 · William M Ayres S 386

1904 Pennsylvania District 8

Irving Wanger R 26,099 · Joseph J Broadhurst D 15,847 · Atmore Loomis P 471 · William M Ayres S 430 · +1 more

1902 Pennsylvania District 8

Irving Wanger R 22,689 · Chas E Ingersoll D 20,080 · William Jaques S 440 · Holcomb P 392 · +3 more

1900 Pennsylvania District 8

Howard Mutchler D 18,448 · J Baker Stewart R 16,753 · Edward E Dixon P 751 · P C Gaffney U 1

1898 Pennsylvania District 8

Laird Barber D 16,400 · William S Kirkpatrick R 13,516 · John E Lauer J 15

1896 Pennsylvania District 8

William Kirkpatrick R 17,072 · Laird H Barber D 16,743

1894 Pennsylvania District 8

Joseph Hart D 14,762 · William S Kirkpatrick R 14,565 · Robert H Packer P 479 · Thompson Ackerman P 218 · +4 more

1892 Pennsylvania District 8

William Mutchler D 17,837 · Thomas C Walton R 11,593 · William S Bigelow P 14

1890 Pennsylvania District 8

William Mutchler D 17,424 · George M Davies R 10,549 · George W Gross P 11

1888 Pennsylvania District 8

William Mutchler D 18,071 · Reeder R 11,731 · Chase P 415

1886 Pennsylvania District 8

Daniel Ermentrout D 13,978 · Stitzel R 9,163 · Beard P 333

1884 Pennsylvania District 8

Daniel Ermentrout D 16,577 · Richards R 9,405

1882 Pennsylvania District 8

Daniel Ermentrout D 15,623 · Isaac McHose R 8,466 · Hendk B Wright G 232

1880 Pennsylvania District 8

Daniel Ermentrout D 16,049 · J Howard Jacobs R 9,152 · P J Altenderfer G 225

1878 Pennsylvania District 8

Hiester Clymer D 12,419 · H Maltzberger R 6,428 · Yoder G 2,330

1876 Pennsylvania District 8

Hiester Clymer D 15,239 · H D Markley R 6,213 · C Shearer G 1,780

1874 Pennsylvania District 8

Hiester Clymer D 10,553 · Chas B McNight R 5,358

1872 Pennsylvania District 8

Hiester Clymer R 13,854 · Millhol R 7,783

1870 Pennsylvania District 8

James Getz D 10,411 · Hunter R 5,045

1868 Pennsylvania District 8

James Getz D 13,738 · Chas R Eckert R 7,472

1866 Pennsylvania District 8

James Getz D 13,188 · D J Lincoln R 6,999

1864 Pennsylvania District 8

Sydenham Ancona D 12,076 · Daniel Heister R 5,971

1862 Pennsylvania District 8

Sydenham Ancona D 10,022 · Wanner U 4,898

1860 Pennsylvania District 8

Sydenham Ancona D 9,993 · L A Smith R 7,111

1858 Pennsylvania District 8

John Schwartz U 7,321 · Jehu Jones D 7,302

1856 Pennsylvania District 8

Jehu Jones D 9,951 · Yoder U 3,947

1854 Pennsylvania District 8

Jehu Jones D 8,152 · Henry F Myers W 5,486

1852 Pennsylvania District 8

Henry Muhlenberg D 7,543 · Beiber W 3,476

1850 Pennsylvania District 8

Thaddeus Stevens W 5,701 · Mhlb D 4,069

1848 Pennsylvania District 8

Thaddeus Stevens W 9,565 · Solomon Shaffer D 5,464

1843 Pennsylvania District 8

Jeremiah Brown W 4,898 · T J Martin D 3,940 · Roberts A 1,582

1840 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter Newhard D 4,299

1838 Pennsylvania District 8

Peter Newhard D 4,636 · Livingston W 3,876

1836 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Hubley D 2,881

1834 Pennsylvania District 8

Edward Hubley D 3,648 · Livingston W 2,478

1830 Pennsylvania District 8

Samuel Smith I · Peter Ihrie I

1828 Pennsylvania District 8

George Wolf J · Samuel Ingham J

1826 Pennsylvania District 8

Samuel Ingham I · George Wolf I

1824 Pennsylvania District 8

George Wolf I · Samuel Ingham I

1822 Pennsylvania District 8

Samuel Ingham I · Thomas Rogers I

1820 Pennsylvania District 8

John Tod D 4,015

1818 Pennsylvania District 8

Robert Philson I 1,880 · John A Burd I 1,273

1816 Pennsylvania District 8

Alexander Ogle I

1812 Pennsylvania District 8

William Piper I

1808 Pennsylvania District 8

William Findley F

1802 Pennsylvania District 8

William Findley I 1,531 · Jacob Painter I 1,315

1800 Pennsylvania District 8

John Stewart D 1,376 · John Edie F 629

1798 Pennsylvania District 8

Thomas Hartley I 3,857 · Henry Slagel I 659

Party codes: D Democratic, R Republican, Rf Reform, DR Democratic-Republican, NR National Republican, LR Liberal Republican, SD Southern Democratic. Other letters are that party’s own first letter (hover a chip for the full name).