1998 House elections · Pennsylvania districts

Pennsylvania U.S. House election results 1998

Results in all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts in 1998 (Democratic 11, Republican 10): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 11
Republican 10

District 1

District history

Robert A. Brady DEM +64.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert A. Brady Won	DEM	77,788	81.16%
William M. Harrison	REP	15,898	16.59%
John J. Featherman	LIB	1,198	1.25%
Nancy Cole	SWP	964	1.01%
Total		95,848

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 1 (special)

District history

Robert A. Brady DEM +60.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert A. Brady Won	DEM	13,923	73.63%
William M. Harrison	REP	2,436	12.88%
Juanita Norwood	REF	1,993	10.54%
John J. Featherman	LIB	558	2.95%
Total		18,910

Official source: RaceDetail.html

District 2

District history

Chaka Fattah DEM +73.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chaka Fattah Won	DEM	102,763	86.53%
Anne Marie Mulligan	REP	16,001	13.47%
Total		118,764

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 3

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Robert A. Borski DEM +18.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert A. Borski Won	DEM	66,270	59.35%
Charles F. Dougherty	REP	45,390	40.65%
Total		111,660

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 4

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Ron Klink DEM +27.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Klink Won	DEM	103,183	63.82%
Michael C. Turzai	REP	58,485	36.17%
Write-in	—	17	0.01%
Total		161,685

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 5

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John E. Peterson REP +69.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John E. Peterson Won	REP	99,502	84.81%
William M. Belitskus	GRE	17,734	15.12%
Write-in	—	87	0.07%
Total		117,323

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6

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Thomas Timothy Holden DEM +22.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Timothy Holden Won	DEM	85,374	61.00%
John Meckley	REP	54,579	39.00%
Total		139,953

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 7

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W. Curtis Weldon REP +43.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
W. Curtis Weldon Won	REP	119,491	71.81%
Martin J. D'Urso	DEM	46,920	28.20%
Total		166,411

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 8

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James C. Greenwood REP +30.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James C. Greenwood Won	REP	93,697	63.22%
William J. Tuthill	DEM	48,320	32.61%
Scott A. Wolfertz	CON	3,917	2.64%
James R. Blair	REF	1,229	0.83%
Carolyn L. Boyce	NLP	1,022	0.69%
Write-in	—	15	0.01%
Total		148,200

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 9

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Bud Shuster REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bud Shuster Won	REP	125,409	99.51%
Write-in	—	618	0.49%
Total		126,027

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 10

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Donald L. Sherwood REP +0.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald L. Sherwood Won	REP	84,275	48.70%
Patrick R. Casey	DEM	83,760	48.40%
Thomas J. McLaughlin	REF	4,998	2.89%
Write-in	—	23	0.01%
Total		173,056

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 11

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Paul E. Kanjorski DEM +33.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul E. Kanjorski Won	DEM	88,933	66.83%
Stephen A. Urban	REP	44,123	33.16%
Write-in	—	9	0.01%
Total		133,065

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 12

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John P. Murtha DEM +37.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John P. Murtha Won	DEM	100,528	68.49%
Timothy E. Holloway	REP	46,239	31.50%
Write-in	—	13	0.01%
Total		146,780

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 13

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Joe Hoeffel DEM +5.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Hoeffel Won	DEM	95,105	51.55%
Jon David Fox	REP	85,915	46.57%
Thomas Patrick Burke	LIB	3,470	1.88%
Total		184,490

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 14

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William J. Coyne DEM +22.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William J. Coyne Won	DEM	83,355	60.52%
Bill A. Ravotti	REP	52,745	38.29%
Dorothy L. Kolis	SWP	1,625	1.18%
Write-in	—	11	0.01%
Total		137,736

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 15

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Patrick J. Toomey REP +10.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patrick J. Toomey Won	REP	81,755	54.98%
Roy C. Afflerbach	DEM	66,930	45.01%
Write-in	—	21	0.01%
Total		148,706

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 16

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Joseph R. Pitts REP +41.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph R. Pitts Won	REP	95,979	70.53%
Robert S. Yorczyk	DEM	40,092	29.46%
Write-in	—	14	0.01%
Total		136,085

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 17

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George W. Gekas REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George W. Gekas Won	REP	114,931	99.85%
Write-in	—	176	0.15%
Total		115,107

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 18

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Mike Doyle DEM +35.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Doyle Won	DEM	98,363	67.68%
Richard C. Walker	REP	46,945	32.30%
Write-in	—	29	0.02%
Total		145,337

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 19

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William F. Goodling REP +39.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William F. Goodling Won	REP	96,284	67.57%
Linda G. Ropp	DEM	40,674	28.55%
Gary Michael Shoemaker	LIB	5,444	3.82%
Write-in	—	87	0.06%
Total		142,489

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 20

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Frank R. Mascara DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank R. Mascara Won	DEM	97,885	99.81%
Write-in	—	190	0.19%
Total		98,075

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 21

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Philip English REP +26.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip English Won	REP	94,518	63.39%
Larry A. Klemens	DEM	54,591	36.61%
Write-in	—	6	0.00%
Total		149,115

Official source: Election-Statistics

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