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Mark McCracken was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 5th Congressional District (map) of Pennsylvania. He won the Democratic nomination to replace Republican Rep. John Peterson (who was retiring at the end of his term), in the primary that took place on April 22, 2008. McCracken lost the November general election to Republican nominee Glenn Thompson.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

On April 22, McCracken won the Democratic nomination to replace Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) in the 2008 congressional elections. McCracken lost the November general election to Republican nominee Glenn Thompson.^[1]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

McCracken will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Official McCracken for Congress Web site

Mark McCracken for Congress
P.O. Box 332
Clearfield, PA 16830

mccrackenchair@verizon.net

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. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 "Pennsylvania 2008 General Election", TheGreenPapers.com, November 4, 2008

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District
• Josh Kraushaar, "Pennsylvania primary results," Politico.com, April 22, 2008.

Local blogs and discussion sites

External articles