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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 149

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Tim Briggs (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Lynne Lechter (R) by 23.8 points.

Tim BriggsDemocrat · winner
61.9%20,250
Lynne LechterRepublican
38.1%12,453
32,703 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+5.32002D+24.02004D+34.02006D+23.82008D+25.02010D+31.52012

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