Election Results
| US House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 183,229 | 55 | -9 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Schrader | 143,427 | 44 | +7 | |
| Libertarian | Arthur L. Farnsworth | 3,710 | 1 | +1 | |
| Constitution | Erich Lukas | 898 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 331,264 | ||||
| US House election, 2006: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 125,667 | 50 | +6 | |
| Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 124,146 | 50 | -5 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 249,813 | ||||
| US House election, 2008: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 197,869 | 57 | +7 | |
| Republican | Tom Manion | 145,103 | 42 | -8 | |
| Independent | Tom Lingenfelter | 5,543 | 2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 348,515 | ||||
| US House election, 2010: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 126,404 | 54 | +12 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 109,157 | 46 | -11 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 235,561 | ||||
| US House election, 2012: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 199,379 | 56.6 | +2.6 | |
| Democratic | Kathy Boockvar | 152,859 | 43.4 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 352,238 | ||||
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