2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John R. Evans (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John Alward (D) by 29.8 points.
John R. EvansRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%16,766
John AlwardDemocrat
35.1%9,073
25,839 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