2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania's 5th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Glenn Thompson (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Mark B. McCracken (D) by 15.7 points.
Glenn ThompsonRepublican · winner
56.7%155,513
Mark B. McCrackenDemocrat
41.0%112,509
James FrymanLibertarian
2.2%6,155
274,177 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mark B. McCrackenGlenn Thompson
$98.9K
Raised by the campaign
$445.7K
$98.9K
Spent by the campaign
$442.4K
$0
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 1, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008