2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 3
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Shirley M. Kitchen (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Nix (R) by 76.8 points.
Shirley M. KitchenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.4%96,328
Robert S. NixRepublican
11.6%12,647
108,975 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET