2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania's 11th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Paul Kanjorski (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Lou Barletta (R) by 3.3 points.
Paul KanjorskiDemocrat · winner
51.6%146,379
Lou BarlettaRepublican
48.4%137,151
283,530 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul KanjorskiLou Barletta
$2.5M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$3.2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$340K
Cash on hand
$9.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008