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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 61

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kate M. Harper (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Frank X. Custer (D) by 12.0 points.

Kate M. HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%19,675
44.0%15,449
35,124 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+26.52002R+18.92004R+9.62006R+12.02008R+18.02010R+16.42012

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