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Chris Exarchos was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 5th Congressional District (map) of Pennsylvania. He was seeking the Republican nomination for the seat held by Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.), who is retiring at the end of his term. The primary took place on April 22, 2008, and Glenn Thompson emerged as the winner.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

On April 22, Exarchos was defeated in his bid for the Republican nomination to replace Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) in the 2008 congressional elections by Glenn Thompson.^[2]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Official Exarchos for Congress Web site

Friends of Chris Exarchos
PO Box 1027
Lemont, PA 16851

Phone: 814.238.8711

info@voteforchris.com

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Pennsylvania and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ Greg Giroux, "Keystone House Races, Eclipsed in Tuesday’s Primary, Will Emerge This Fall", CQ Politics, April 23, 2008
2. ↑ Josh Kraushaar, "Pennsylvania primary results," Politico.com, April 22, 2008.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District

Local blogs and discussion sites

External articles