The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on April 22. As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
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.[1][2] 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.[3] Libertarian Marakay Rogers, who also ran for governor in 2006 was the third candidate in the field.
Result[]
On November 4, 2008, Tom Corbett won the Pennsylvania State Attorney General position in the general election.