2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 59
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Michael P. Reese (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Obarto (D) by 20.4 points.
Michael P. ReeseRepublican · winner
60.2%17,559
Michael J. ObartoDemocrat
39.8%11,616
29,175 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