2008 Pennsylvania elections
Pennsylvania's Democratic Primary to award the state's 158 pledged delegates took place on April 22, 2008.Two major candidates ran for State Treasurer; Rob McCord, the Democratic nominee from Lower Merion, and Tom Ellis, a Montgomery County Commissioner, and unopposed nominee for the Republican Party.Incumbent Auditor General Jack Wagner ran unopposed as the Democratic nominee.Manufacturing and construction executive Chet Beiler also ran unopposed as the Republican nominee after opponent Chris Walsh withdrew due to problems with nomination petitions.The ballot question asked the voters to authorize the issuance of $400,000,000 in bonds for the "acquisition, repair, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, extension, expansion and improvement" of sewage treatment facilities and water supply systems.