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Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Pennsylvania is the 17th least conservative state, voting 5.0% less Republican
in the 2004 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Pennsylvania is trending DEMOCRAT.
GOP Trend Ranking
Pennsylvania ranks 34th among the 50 states.
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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
John McCain - U. S. Senator from Arizona 
Mike Huckabee - Former Governor of Arkansas
Ron Paul - U. S. Congressman from Texas (CD-14)
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rudy Giuliani - Former Mayor of New York City
Fred Thompson - Former U. S. Senator from Tennessee
Duncan Hunter - U. S. Congressman from California (CD-52)
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - U. S. Senator from Illinois
Hillary Clinton - U. S. Senator from New York
Mike Gravel - Former U. S. Senator from Alaska
John Edwards - Former U. S. Senator from North Carolina
Bill Richardson - Governor of New Mexico
Dennis Kucinich - U. S. Congressman from Ohio (CD-10)
Party nominee -
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District 3
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Phil English is running for an 8th term in 2008. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Phil English - Incumbent
Dan Meuser
DEM Candidates
Kathy Dahlkemper
Party nominee -
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District 4
Incumbent: Democratic incumbent Jason Altmire is running for re-election for the first time in 2008. He faced no primary
opposition.
GOP Candidates
Melissa Hart - Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Jason Altmire - Incumbent
Party nominee -
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District 6
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Jim Gerlach is running for a 4th term in 2008. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Jim Gerlach - Incumbent
Dan Meuser
DEM Candidates
Bob Roggio
Party nominee -
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District 10
Incumbent: Democratic incumbent Chris Carney seeks just his second term in 2008. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Chris Hackett
Dan Meuser
DEM Candidates
Chris Carney - Incumbent
Party nominee -
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District 11
Incumbent: Democratic incumbent Paul Kanjorski seeks a 13th term in 2008. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Louis Barletta - Former Congressional Nominee
Dan Meuser
DEM Candidates
Paul Kanjorski - Incumbent
Party nominee -
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Bob Brady (D)-inc vs. Mike Muhammad (R)
District 2: Chaka Fattah (D)-inc vs. Michael Livingston (R)
District 5: OPEN: Glenn Thompson (R) vs. Mark McCracken (D)
District 7: Joseph Sestak (D)-inc vs. Craig Williams (R)
District 8: Patrick Murphy (D)-inc vs. Thomas Manion (R) - possibly competitive
District 9: Bill Shuster (R)-inc vs. Tony Barr (D)
District 12: John Murtha (D)-inc (unopposed)
District 13: Allyson Schwartz (D)-inc vs. Marina Kats (R)
District 14: Mike Doyle (D)-inc (unopposed)
District 15: Charlie Dent (R)-inc vs. Sam Bennett (D)
District 16: Joseph Pitts (R)-inc vs. Bruce Slater (D)
District 17: Tim Holden (D)-inc vs. Toni Gilhooley (R)
District 18: Tim Murphy (R)-inc vs. Steve O'Donnell (D)
District 19: Todd Platts (R)-inc vs. Phil Avillo, Jr. (D)
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Election Timeline
February 12, 2008 - Deadline to file for candidacy
April 22, 2008 - Presidential primary
April 22, 2008 - Primary elections
November 4, 2008 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
1 GOP, 1 DEM |
| Representatives |
8 GOP, 11 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| Lt. Governor - tied to Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - GOP control |
29 GOP, 21 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
101 GOP,102 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Ed Rendell (D) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2010
Lt. Governor: Catherine Knoll (D) - 2nd term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Arlen Spector (R) - 5th term, up for re-election in 2010
Junior Senator: Bob Casey, Jr. (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2012
House District 1: Bob Brady (D) - 5th term
House District 2: Chaka Fattah (D) - 7th term
House District 3: Phil English (R) - 7th term
House District 4: Jason Altmire (D) - 1st term
House District 5: John Peterson (R) - 6th term (retiring)
House District 6: Jim Gerlach (R) - 4th term
House District 7: Joseph Sestak (D) - 1st term
House District 8: Patrick Murphy (D) - 1st term
House District 9: Bill Shuster (R) - 4th term
House District 10: Chris Carney (D) - 1st term
House District 11: Paul Kanjorski (D) - 12th term
House District 12: John Murtha (D) - 18th term
House District 13: Allyson Schwartz (D) - 2nd term
House District 14: Mike Doyle (D) - 7th term
House District 15: Charlie Dent (R) - 2nd term
House District 16: Joseph Pitts (R) - 6th term
House District 17: Tim Holden (D) - 8th term
House District 18: Tim Murphy (R) - 3rd term
House District 19: Todd Platts (R) - 4th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 Result |
2002 Result |
2004 Result |
2006 Result |
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| President |
Weak Dem |
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Weak Dem |
-- |
Senate |
| Class 1 |
Mod GOP |
-- |
-- |
Solid Dem |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Strong GOP |
-- |
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| Governor |
-- |
Mod Dem |
-- |
Solid DEM |
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| House |
11 GOP - 10 DEM |
12 GOP - 7 DEM |
12 GOP - 7 DEM |
8 GOP - 11 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-2 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-3 |
Solid DEM |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Strong GOP |
| CD-4 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Weak DEM |
| CD-5 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-6 |
Solid DEM |
Weak GOP |
Weak GOP |
Weak GOP |
| CD-7 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Strong DEM |
| CD-8 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Strong GOP |
Weak DEM |
| CD-9 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-10 |
Mod GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Mod DEM |
| CD-11 |
Solid DEM |
Strong DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-12 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-13 |
Mod DEM |
Weak DEM |
Strong DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-14 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-15 |
Mod GOP |
Mod GOP |
Solid GOP |
Mod GOP |
| CD-16 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-17 |
Solid GOP |
Weak DEM |
Weak DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-18 |
Solid DEM |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-19 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-20 |
Solid DEM |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| CD-21 |
Solid GOP |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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BOLD - party turnover
Party changes not bolded resulted from redistricting before the 2002 election.
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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