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November 4, 2008 Election

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President | State Executive | US Legislature | State Senate | State House | State Referendums |
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  • President

    President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
      3,276,363 votes 54.7%
    • John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
      2,655,885 votes 44.3%
    • Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Independent
      42,977 votes 0.7%
    • Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
      19,912 votes 0.3%

    State Executive

    Attorney General; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Auditor General; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Treasurer; State of PennsylvaniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert McCord, Democratic
      3,104,242 votes 55.0%
    • Tom Ellis, Republican
      2,422,608 votes 42.9%
    • Berlie Etzel, Libertarian
      119,748 votes 2.1%

    US Legislature

    US Representative; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Gerlach, Republican
      179,423 votes 52.1%
    • Bob Roggio, Democratic
      164,952 votes 47.9%

    US Representative; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charles W. Dent, Republican
      181,433 votes 58.6%
    • Siobhan L. Bennett, Democratic
      128,333 votes 41.4%

    US Representative; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Representative; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. O'Pake, Democratic
      76,885 votes 71.3%
    • Stephen P. Fuhs, Republican
      30,991 votes 28.7%

    State Senator; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James J. Rhoades, Republican
      68,160 votes 62.8%
    • Peter PJ Symons, Jr., Democratic
      38,017 votes 35.0%
    • Dennis Baylor, None
      2,354 votes 2.2%

    State House

    State Representative; District 124Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David G. Argall, Republican
      20,345 votes 68.9%
    • Bill Mackey, Democratic
      9,195 votes 31.1%

    State Representative; District 125Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tim Seip, Democratic
      15,354 votes 55.7%
    • Gary L. Hornberger, Republican
      12,200 votes 44.3%

    State Representative; District 126Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dante Santoni, Jr., Democratic
      22,504 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 127Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Thomas R. Caltagirone, Democratic
      16,557 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 128Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Samuel E. Rohrer, Republican
      17,630 votes 52.2%
    • John C. Woodward, Democratic
      16,153 votes 47.8%

    State Representative; District 129Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Cox, Republican
      23,768 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 130Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David R. Kessler, Democratic
      18,479 votes 56.3%
    • Richard L. Gokey, Republican
      14,344 votes 43.7%

    State Representative; District 134Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Douglas G. Reichley, Republican
      28,803 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; District 187Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Referendums

    Referendum Act-64 Water and Sewer Improvements Bond Referendum
    Pass: 2,879,592 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 1,744,555 / 37.7% No votes
    Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $400,000,000 for grants and loans to municipalities and public utilities for the cost of all labor, materials, necessary operational machinery and equipment, lands, property, right and easements, plans and specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, prefeasibility studies, engineering and legal services and all other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, repair or rehabilitation of all or part of drinking water system, storm water, nonpoint source projects, nutrient credits and wastewater treatment system projects?

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