2008Final results

2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 1

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Jack Morley (R) by 61.7 points.

Lawrence M. Farnese Jr.Democrat · winner
80.8%95,727
Jack MorleyRepublican
19.2%22,698
118,425 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

EvenD+50.91992D+57.31996D+62.22000D+58.82004D+61.72008D+64.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET