2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 156
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Barbara McIlvainesmith (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Shannon Royer (R) by 6.7 points.
Barbara McIlvainesmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%18,259
Shannon RoyerRepublican
46.7%15,981
34,240 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