2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania's 9th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Bill Shuster (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Tony Barr (D) by 27.8 points.
Bill ShusterRepublican · winner
63.9%174,951
Tony BarrDemocrat
36.1%98,735
273,686 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.
Tony BarrBill Shuster
$43.9K
Raised by the campaign
$988.8K
$47.4K
Spent by the campaign
$979.2K
$6.3K
Cash on hand
$46.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008