2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 29
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James J. Rhoades (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Peter James Symons Jr. (D) by 27.8 points.
James J. RhoadesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%68,160
Peter James Symons Jr.Democrat
35.0%38,017
Dennis BaylorIndependent
2.2%2,354
108,531 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