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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 21

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Dominic James Costa (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Mahon (Ind) by 64.6 points.

Dominic James CostaDemocrat · winner
78.7%20,650
Dan MahonIndependent
14.1%3,695
26,236 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+55.21984D+25.11992D+50.01996D+35.02002D+32.82020D+27.22022

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