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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 144

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Katharine M. Watson (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Mitchell B. Meyerson (D) by 29.6 points.

Katharine M. WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%22,549
35.2%12,250
34,799 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

EvenR+15.32000R+32.32004R+20.32006R+29.62008R+1.92018R+11.02020

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