2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania's 8th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Kathy Boockvar (D) by 13.2 points.
Michael G. FitzpatrickRepublican · winner
56.6%199,379
Kathy BoockvarDemocrat
43.4%152,859
352,238 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kathy BoockvarMichael G. Fitzpatrick
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$7.4K
Cash on hand
$114.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012