2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Michael J. Stack III (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Hank Salvatore (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael J. Stack IIIDemocrat · winner
52.6%46,980
Hank SalvatoreRepublican · incumbent
47.4%42,416
89,396 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET