2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 81.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Deitman (R) by 62.7 points.
Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.3%18,723
Thomas G. DeitmanRepublican
18.7%4,295
23,018 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