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2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 83

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Rick Mirabito (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Dave Huffman (R) by 15.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Rick MirabitoDemocrat · winner
57.7%14,057
Dave HuffmanRepublican
42.3%10,285
24,342 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+50.31994R+16.82000R+19.02006D+15.52008D+4.82010D+17.42012

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