2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 51
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Tim Mahoney (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Gary Gearing (Ind) by 34.9 points.
Tim MahoneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%13,704
Gary GearingIndependent
32.6%6,616
20,320 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