, ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁R + 2 . ▁ ▁Stan ▁Casa cio , ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁former ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Town ▁Council man , ▁challeng ed ▁Me e han ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 8 ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁district ▁was ▁in ▁S out he astern ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁included ▁Buck s ▁County , ▁along ▁with ▁port ions ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Steve ▁Sant ars iero ▁sought ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁seat . ▁Other ▁potential ▁Democratic ▁candidates ▁included ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Patrick ▁Mur phy , ▁Buck s ▁County ▁Commission er ▁D iane ▁Marse gl ia , ▁business w oman ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁candidate ▁Sh augh ness y ▁N aught on , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁R anger ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁nom ine e ▁Kevin ▁Str ouse . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Dec la red ▁ ▁Sh augh ness y ▁N aught on , ▁chem ist , ▁business w oman ▁and ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Steve ▁Sant ars iero , ▁state ▁representative ▁ ▁Dec lined ▁ ▁D iane ▁Marse gl ia , ▁Buck s ▁County ▁Commission er ▁ ▁Patrick