The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 April 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:21(3.90% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:19(4.37% of 435)
2000 Census:12,300,670 (4.36% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):9,155,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):7,781,997
Capital:Harrisburg
Tuesday 22 April 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
 

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

some PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY returns from a media source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 21 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3 Republican Senator Arlen Specter
• First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• 16 February 2005: Diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma.
15 April 2008: Announced that he has been diagnosed with a recurrence of Hodgkins lymphoma.
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
11 Democratic (11 Renominated);
8 Republican (7 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Robert A. Brady
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Robert A. Brady
• FEC H8PA01153: $263,794
  Candidate Republican     Mike Muhammad
• FEC H8PA01229: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Chaka Fattah
• FEC H2PA02055: $129,391
  Candidate Republican     Michael A. Livingston
• FEC H8PA02086: $10,150
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Osborne Hart
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Philip S. "Phil" English
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Dahlkemper
• FEC H8PA03084: $212,223
    Democratic     Kyle William Foust - lost primary
• FEC H8PA03068: $116,048
    Democratic     Thomas V. "Tom" Myers - lost primary
• FEC H8PA03043: $241,606
    Democratic     Moise C. "Mike" Waltner - lost primary
• FEC H8PA03050: $155,638
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Philip S. "Phil" English
• FEC H4PA21051: $1,113,677
  Candidate Libertarian     Randall Forester
  Candidate Independent     Steven Clark "Steve" Porter
• FEC H4PA03075: $5,676
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Tanya Elizabeth Bond
• FEC H8PA03100: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Jason Altmire
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jason Altmire
• FEC H6PA04110: $1,610,997
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Melissa A. Hart
• FEC H0PA04154: $529,081
CD 5
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman John E. Peterson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced that he would not seeek re-election on 3 January 2008.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     William John "Bill" Cahir - lost primary
• FEC H8PA05097: $120,576
  Candidate Democratic     Clearfield County Commissioner Mark B. McCracken
• FEC H8PA05147: $6,941
    Democratic     Lock Haven Mayor Richard Paul "Rick" Vilello, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC H8PA05121: $27,917
    Republican     Chris Exarchos - lost primary
• Received 6.2% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05162: $29,495
    Republican     John T. Krupa - lost primary
• Received 2.7% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05188: Financial report not available
    Republican     Louis A. "Lou" Radkowski - lost primary
• Received 6.9% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05154: $24,560
    Republican     Grady Keith "Keith" Richardson - lost primary
• Received 9.9% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05139: $41,124
    Republican     Matt Shaner - lost primary
• Received 17.5% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05063: $1,258,261
    Republican     Jeffrey Josh "Jeff" Stroehmann - lost primary
• Received 13.5% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05113: $327,470
    Republican     Clarion Mayor John Rea Stroup - lost primary
• Received 6.4% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05105: $35,356
  Candidate Republican     Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson
• Received 19.4% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05071: $19,148
    Republican     Derek A. Walker - lost primary
• Received 17.7% in the 22 April primary
• FEC H8PA05089: $406,061
  Candidate Green     Donald Wilson
  Candidate Libertarian     James Fryman
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Roggio
• FEC H8PA06079: $205,199
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jim Gerlach
• FEC H2PA06114: $1,515,288
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr.
• FEC H6PA07105: $2,428,101
  Candidate Republican     Wendell Craig "Craig" Williams
• FEC H8PA07085: $134,898
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Murphy
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Patrick J. Murphy
• FEC H6PA08194: $2,199,933
  Candidate Republican     Thomas "Tom" Manion
• FEC H8PA08133: $422,519
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster
• First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony J. "Tony" Barr
• FEC H6PA09093: $4,615
  Candidate Republican     Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster
• FEC H2PA09035: $617,253
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Christopher P. "Chris" Carney
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Christopher P. "Chris" Carney
• FEC H6PA10109: $1,282,043
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Lawrence "Chris" Hackett
• FEC H8PA10113: $1,392,646
    Republican     Daniel P. "Dan" Meuser - lost primary
• FEC H8PA10147: $1,471,678
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
• FEC H0PA11050: $1,088,090
  Candidate Republican     Hazleton Mayor Louis J. "Lou" Barletta
• FEC H2PA11098: $184,664
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John P. Murtha
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John P. Murtha
• FEC H6PA12030: $1,518,567
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Allyson Y. Schwartz
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Allyson Y. Schwartz
• FEC H4PA13124: $1,941,575
  Candidate Republican     Marina Kats
• FEC H8PA13083: $5,600
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Mike Doyle
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mike Doyle
• FEC H4PA18131: $526,739
  Candidate Green     Titus North
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Ryan Scott
CD 15
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Siobhan L. "Sam" Bennett
• FEC H8PA15153: $313,108
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent
• FEC H4PA15087: $969,272
  Candidate Libertarian     Chris Heilman
• pending formal nomination, is declared Libertarian candidate for this office
CD 16
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Bruce A. Slater
• FEC H8PA16045: $26,908
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts
• FEC H6PA16197: $309,377
  Candidate Green     John Andrew Murphy
• Filed with the FEC as an Independent
• FEC H6PA16288: Financial report not available
CD 17
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman T. Timothy "Tim" Holden
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman T. Timothy "Tim" Holden
• FEC H2PA06080: $526,430
  Candidate Republican     Antoinette M. "Toni" Gilhooley
• FEC H8PA17035: $46,895
CD 18
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Tim Murphy
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Bethany "Beth" Hafer - lost primary
• FEC H8PA18090: $149,616
  Candidate Democratic     Stephen Paul "Steve" O'Donnell
• FEC H8PA18124: $294,120
    Democratic     James Brien "Brien" Wall - lost primary
• FEC H8PA18108: $39,445
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Tim Murphy
• FEC H2PA18143: $904,340
CD 19
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Todd R. Platts
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Philip J. "Phil" Avillo, Jr.
• FEC H6PA19126: $0
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Todd R. Platts
• FEC H0PA19053: $126,896
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     John M. Morganelli
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Tom Corbett
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic State Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann
• Appointed: 30 April 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Retiring in 2008
    Democratic     John F. Cordisco - lost primary
    Democratic     Jennifer M. Mann - lost primary
• Petition challenge pending
  Candidate Democratic     Robert "Rob" McCord
    Democratic     Dennis Morrison-Wesley - lost primary
• Petition challenge pending
  Candidate Republican     Tom Ellis
  Candidate Libertarian     Berlie Etzel
Auditor General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor General Jack Wagner
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 22 April 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor General Jack Wagner
  Candidate Republican     Chet Beiler
  Candidate Libertarian     Betty Summers
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 16 incumbents, 22 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
 • Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Independence (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Socialist Workers Party: 2 candidates
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 • No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Constitution.html (The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not maintain an online database containing this State's Constitution: rather, this is a portion of a private website maintained by the Hon. Thomas E. Martin, Jr., Esq.- a Pennsylvania District Court Judge in Chester County, PA- who operates this site on the "shareware model"; he asks [but does not demand]: "If after using this website you have found it to be helpful, we ask you to send a $10. contribution to share in the maintenance cost to MARTIN LAW OFFICES, LLP, Post Office Box 392, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348.")
Election Authority
 • Pennsylvania Department of State
 • Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
 • VotesPA.com - The Pennsylvania Department of State's online voting information center
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Pennsylvania General Assembly
 • Pennsylvania House of Representatives
 • Pennsylvania Senate
Democratic
 • Pennsylvania Democratic Party
 • Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
 • Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
 • Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
 • Pennsylvania Senate Republican News
 • Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Third Party
 • America First Party of Pennsylvania
 • Communist Party of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
 • Green Party of Pennsylvania
 • Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
 • Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
 • Reform Party of Pennsylvania Affiliated with the Independence Party as of 22 October 2007
 • Socialist Party of Pennsylvania
 • The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania
Media & others
 • Altoona.com - State College
 • Centre Daily Times - State College
 • DC's Political Report - Pennsylvania
 • Gateway Newspapers - Aspinwall - Monroeville - Pittsburgh- Wexford
 • Gettysburg Times
 • Grassroots PA
 • I Love Altoona
 • Issues PA - The Pennsylvania Economy League
 • Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia
 • Keystonepolitics.com - Harrisburg - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh - Lehigh Valley - Northeast
 • KYW AM - Newsradio - Philadelphia
 • LancasterOnline.com
 • PA from Democracy
 • PennLive.com - Harrisburg
 • Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
 • Philadelphia Daily News
 • Philadelphia Gay News
 • Philadelphia Inquirer
 • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
 • Pocono Record - Stroudsburg
 • Politics1.com - Pennsylvania
 • PoliticsPA.com
 • PoliticsPhilly.com - Philadelphia
 • Reading Eagle
 • Scranton Times Tribune
 • Sewickley Herald - Pittsburgh
 • The Beaver County Times
 • The Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre
 • The Daily Item - Sunbury
 • The Daily Local News - West Chester
 • The Daily News - McKeesport
 • The Daily Pennsylvanian - University of Pennsylvania
 • The Herald - Sharon
 • The Herald Standard -Uniontown
 • The Insider Archive
 • The Mercury - Pottstown
 • The Morning Call - Allentown
 • The Northeast News Gleaner - Northeast Philadelphia
 • The Pennsylvania Report
 • The Philadelphia Tribune
 • The REPUBLICAN & Herald- Pottsville
 • The Sentinel - Carlisle - Shippensburg
 • The Times-Tribune - Scranton
 • The Toledo Times - Toledo
 • Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
 • Times News - Lehighton
 • York Daily Record
 

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