2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election Pennsylvania presidential no 2004 Pennsylvania Attorney General election 2004 2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election 2012 November 4, 2008 File:Portrait of PA Governor Tom Corbett (cropped).jpg 150x150px Tom Corbett Republican Party (United States) 3,002,927 52.36% 3x4.svg John Morganelli Democratic Party (United States) 2,619,791 45.84% 2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election results map by county.svg 260px County results<br/ >Corbett: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Morganelli: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Attorney General Tom Corbett Republican Tom Corbett Republican The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on April 22. A Republican would not be elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania again until 2024. Candidates Incumbent Republican Tom Corbett of Shaler Township was unopposed in the Republican Party, as he ran for a second term. Democrat John Morganelli of Bethlehem also was unopposed; the Northampton County District Attorney had been defeated in his party's primary for this position in both 2000 and 2004.http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/pennsylvania-general-primary-heating Your North Hills: "Pennsylvania General Primary heating up," 20 February 2008 21 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009172446/http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/pennsylvania-general-primary-heating 9 October 2008 dead Commonwealth of PA - 2004 Elections Information: Attorney General Morganelli attempted to cast himself as a conservative Democrat, and he has shown a strong opposition to illegal immigration; he has testified on this issue before the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Prepared_Testimony_by_John_M._Morganelli.html USINFO: "John M. Morganelli Testifies on "Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws," 1 October 2003 21 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516164604/http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Prepared_Testimony_by_John_M._Morganelli.html 16 May 2008 dead Libertarian Marakay Rogers, who also ran for governor in 2006 was the third candidate in the field. Results On November 4, 2008, Tom Corbett won the Pennsylvania State Attorney General position in the general election. 2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election Republican Party (United States) Tom Corbett (incumbent) 3,002,927 52.36 Democratic Party (United States) John Morganelli 2,619,791 45.84 Libertarian Party (United States) Marakay Rogers 109,856 1.89 5732574 100.0 Republican Party (United States) References See also Pennsylvania elections, 2008 collapsed Attorney General Category:Pennsylvania Attorney General elections Pennsylvania