▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 3 7 ▁votes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁emb att led ▁inc umb ent ▁V ince ▁F um o , ▁F arn ese ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Senate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁District . ▁In ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary , ▁he ▁faced ▁union ▁leader ▁Johnny ▁D ough ert y ▁and ▁community ▁activ ist ▁Anne ▁D icker ; ▁he ▁ultimately ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁with ▁ 4 3 %, ▁receiving ▁ 3 0 , 8 7 9 ▁votes . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁easily ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁business man ▁Jack ▁Mor ley ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 8 1 % - 1 9 %. ▁ ▁F arn ese ▁was ▁ind icted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁bu ying ▁the ▁vote ▁of ▁a ▁comm itte ew oman ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁seat ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Ward ▁Le ader ▁for ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁E ighth ▁Ward . ▁The ▁ind ict ment ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁trial ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁F arn ese ▁paid ▁$ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁campaign ▁funds ▁towards ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁committee ▁person ▁Ellen ▁Chap man ' s ▁daughter ▁to ▁secure ▁her ▁vote , ▁and ▁thus ▁his ▁seat ▁as ▁Ward ▁Le ader . ▁F arn ese ▁and ▁his ▁legal ▁team ▁have ▁denied ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁court , ▁with ▁his ▁legal ▁team ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁what ▁the ▁government ▁describes ▁as