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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 17

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Michele Brooks (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Donald Duke Whiting (D) by 28.7 points.

Michele BrooksRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%16,844
35.7%9,332
26,176 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+38.61992R+6.91996R+5.62006R+28.72008R+34.62014R+42.52016

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