2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 38
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Jim Ferlo (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Ted Tomson (R) by 29.9 points.
Jim FerloDemocrat · winner
64.9%38,886
Ted TomsonRepublican
35.1%21,000
59,886 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET