2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 117
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Karen Boback (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Russ Bigus (D) by 42.0 points.
Karen BobackRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%19,115
Russ BigusDemocrat
29.0%7,810
26,925 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET