# Joe the Plumber died, age 49 (2008 election)

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**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-died-age-49-2008-election/989243 "2023-08-28T20:55:20Z")\
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There’s an existing thread on the topic, in Politics & Elections:

> [@'Joe the Plumber' has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-has-died/989234/):
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> In July, he announced that he had pancreatic cancer.

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