2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Michael J. Stack III (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating John Farley (R) by 43.9 points.
Michael J. Stack IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%71,141
John FarleyRepublican
28.0%27,702
98,843 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