2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 142
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Frank Farry (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Chris King (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank FarryRepublican · winner
51.7%16,671
Chris KingDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%15,590
32,261 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET