2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 42
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matt Smith (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Blazeck (R) by 30.7 points.
Matt SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%22,919
Jim BlazeckRepublican
34.6%12,139
35,058 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