2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 31
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Steve Santarsiero (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Pete Stainthorpe (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve SantarsieroDemocrat · winner
52.9%18,952
Pete StainthorpeRepublican
47.1%16,873
35,825 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