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Pennsylvania GOP hopes for 2 House seats — but loses 1

 

Published 11/5/2008 by Samantha Harris at CNN Political Ticker

NEW YORK (CNN) — Republicans in Pennsylvania hoped to snatch two seats in the House of Representatives from Democrats on Tuesday. Not only did they fail, but the GOP wound up losing one of its own. In District 3, Rep. Phil English lost his re-election bid to Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper. Sixteen-term Democrat John Murtha staved off a [...] (link)

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