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| House1: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 63 | 32 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Possible primary challenges | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Open seats* | 7 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 92 |
2. Includes Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from his Conn. senate seat.
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Contents
2012 election
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2012 fundraising data for PA-08
available when OpenSecrets.org updates for 2012.Race status
Incumbent: Michael G. Fitzpatrick Incumbent running? Yes Primary challenge? Incumbent has possible primary challenge. Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Michael G. Fitzpatrick Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source August 2, 2011 Patrick Murphy Democratic Out of race Politico Source August 2, 2011 2010 Candidate & Fmr Congressman Running for Attorney General
John Cordisco Democratic Potential candidate Politico Source August 2, 2011 John Galloway Democratic Potential candidate Politico Source August 2, 2011 Steve Santarsiero Democratic Potential candidate Politico Source August 2, 2011 Jennifer Stefano Republican Considering candidate The Hill Source September 28, 2011 Cynthia Philo Democratic Considering candidate Roll Call Source October 29, 2011 Diane Marseglia Democratic Out of race Media Story Source October 29, 2011 Kathy Boockvar Democratic Confirmed candidate Politics PA Source January 12, 2012 Det Ansinn Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 6, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner TBD TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Patrick Murphy Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 9, 2009 Tom Manion Republican Out (source needed) June 1, 2010 2008 Candidate, Did Not File Jeffrey Schott Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 1, 2010 Did Not File Judith Algeo Republican Out PA SOS Source June 1, 2010 Did Not File Dean Malik Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 1, 2010 Did Not File Rob Mitchell Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 1, 2010 Did Not File Tom Lingenfelter Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 1, 2010 Did Not File Ira Hoffman III Republican Out PA SOS Source June 1, 2010 Lost Primary James Jones Republican Out PA SOS Source June 1, 2010 Lost Primary Michael G. Fitzpatrick Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source January 10, 2010 2006 Candidate & Former Congressman Gloria Carlineo Republican Out PA SOS Source June 1, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Patrick Murphy, Michael G. Fitzpatrick Michael G. Fitzpatrick
2008 election
Incumbent: Patrick Murphy
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Patrick Murphy Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Tom Manion Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Patrick Murphy, Tom Manion Patrick Murphy 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 46% George W. Bush 51% Al Gore 2004 48% George W. Bush 51% John Kerry 2008 45% John McCain 54% Barack Obama District map and incumbent offices
Michael G. Fitzpatrick's district offices - No district office information entered.
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Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Pennsylvania congressional districts and candidates.
- The full House 2012 elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
External articles
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Campaign contribution methodology: Information is updated daily from the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org), which downloads their data from the Federal Election Commission on the first weekday of each work week. Candidates must have filed a report with the FEC to show up in the widget and inactive candidates are screened out by CRP.
