2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Gary Day (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating John R. Ritter (D) by 4.6 points.
Gary DayRepublican · winner
52.3%16,213
John R. RitterDemocrat
47.7%14,775
30,988 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