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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 72

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Frank Burns (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Chris Voccio (R) by 5.4 points.

Frank BurnsDemocrat · winner
52.7%14,716
Chris VoccioRepublican
47.3%13,205
27,921 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+38.72002D+53.12004D+48.62006D+5.42008D+25.12014D+15.12016

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