2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 53
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Robert W. Godshall (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jack Hansen (D) by 19.6 points.
Robert W. GodshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%17,334
Jack HansenDemocrat
40.2%11,646
28,980 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