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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 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Shuster, Republican
      174,951 votes 63.9%
    • Tony Barr, Democratic
      98,735 votes 36.1%

    US Representative; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John P. Murtha, Democratic
      155,268 votes 57.9%
    • William Russell, Republican
      113,120 votes 42.1%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State House

    State Representative; District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carl Walker Metzgar, Republican
      17,340 votes 68.1%
    • Ken Warnick, Democratic
      8,127 votes 31.9%

    State Representative; District 72Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank Burns, Democratic
      14,716 votes 52.7%
    • Chris Voccio, Republican
      13,205 votes 47.3%

    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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