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2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 49

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Jane M. Earll (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Cindy Purvis (D) by 16.1 points.

Jane M. EarllRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%62,934
Cindy PurvisDemocrat
42.0%45,480
108,414 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+10.71996R+15.52000R+31.62004R+16.12008D+20.02012R+6.92016

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