Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2010	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	71.9%	48.6
2008	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	66.6%	33.3
2006	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	63.9%	30.5
2004	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	91.5%	87.9
2002	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	91.1%	86.0
2000	Todd Russell Platts	Republican	72.6%	46.1
1998	William F. Goodling	Republican	67.6%	39.0
1980	William F. Goodling	Republican	76.0%	52.9
1978	William F. Goodling	Republican	78.7%	57.4
1976	William F. Goodling	Republican	70.6%	41.2

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Todd Russell Platts Won	REP	165,219	71.91%
Ryan S. Sanders	DEM	53,549	23.31%
Joshua Monighan	IND	10,988	4.78%
Total		229,756

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Todd Russell Platts Won	REP	218,862	66.65%
Philip J. Avillo	DEM	109,533	33.35%
Total		328,395

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Todd Russell Platts Won	REP	142,512	63.94%
Philip J. Avillo	DEM	74,625	33.48%
Derf W. Maitland	GRE	5,640	2.53%
Write-in	—	121	0.05%
Total		222,898

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district?

Todd Russell Platts won in 2010 by 48.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.