2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Pennsylvania's 3rd District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Kathleen Dahlkemper (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Philip English (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathleen DahlkemperDemocrat · winner
51.2%146,846
Philip EnglishRepublican
48.8%139,707
286,553 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.
Kathleen DahlkemperPhilip English
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$11.4K
Cash on hand
$26.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008