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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 31

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Patricia H. Vance (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Susan Kiskis (D) by 42.6 points.

Patricia H. VanceRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%92,959
Susan KiskisDemocrat
28.7%37,406
130,365 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+35.81996R+31.82000R+48.42004R+42.62008R+36.12016R+21.02020

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