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2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 70

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matt Bradford (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jay R. Moyer (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Matt BradfordDemocrat · winner
51.4%16,680
Jay R. MoyerRepublican · incumbent
48.6%15,781
32,461 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+22.82002R+10.02004R+0.52006D+2.82008D+4.92010D+29.62012

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