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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 71

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Bryan E. Barbin (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Rigby (R) by 0.7 points.

Bryan E. BarbinDemocrat · winner
50.4%12,960
Jim RigbyRepublican
49.6%12,778
25,738 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+13.82002D+46.22004D+56.52006D+0.72008D+1.02010D+11.52012

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