2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Pennsylvania House District 8
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Aaron Bernstine (R) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Telesz (D) by 26.0 points.
Aaron BernstineRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%18,434
Richard E. TeleszDemocrat
37.0%10,834
100% of the expected vote counted · 29,268 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Richard E. TeleszAaron Bernstine
$10.6K
Raised by the campaign
$112.1K
$4K
Spent by the campaign
$138K
$21.3K
Cash on hand
$32.2K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Jun 1, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of State, through Jun 7, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Jun 7, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Richard E. Telesz
- <1%
- Aaron Bernstine
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+36.1