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2004 election for Pennsylvania House District 148

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mike Gerber (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Melissa Murphy Weber (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Mike GerberDemocrat · winner
50.2%17,844
Melissa Murphy WeberRepublican · incumbent
48.9%17,382
Eric EbelingLibertarian
1.0%338
35,564 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+32.61996R+35.91998R+2.52002D+1.32004D+35.02006D+33.32008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mike Gerber (D)Melissa Murphy Weber (R)

Also on the ballot: Eric Ebeling (Libertarian), 1.0%