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2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 113

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kevin P. Murphy (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Andrews Shimkus (R) by 4.8 points.

Kevin P. MurphyDemocrat · winner
52.4%14,933
Frank Andrews ShimkusRepublican · incumbent
47.6%13,568
28,501 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+39.91984D+58.81990D+44.22006D+4.82008D+32.22010D+49.22014

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