2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 147
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Robert Bruce Mensch (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Albert O. Vananglen (D) by 26.9 points.
Robert Bruce MenschRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%19,727
Albert O. VananglenDemocrat
36.6%11,374
31,101 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