2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Russ Fairchild (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Connolley (D) by 40.9 points.
Russ FairchildRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%17,173
Stephen J. ConnolleyDemocrat
29.6%7,204
24,377 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