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Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

D+100R+100D+50R+501976: D+50.319761978: D+44.319781980: D+45.019801998: D+99.819982000: D+28.82000
Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2000 Frank R. Mascara Democratic 64.4% 28.8
1998 Frank R. Mascara Democratic 99.8% —
1980 Joseph M. Gaydos Democratic 72.5% 45.0
1978 Joseph M. Gaydos Democratic 72.1% 44.3
1976 Joseph M. Gaydos Democratic 75.0% 50.3

2000

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Frank R. Mascara WonDEM145,13164.38%
Ronald J. DavisREP80,31235.62%
Total225,443

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Frank R. Mascara WonDEM97,88599.81%
Write-in—1900.19%
Total98,075

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Joseph M. Gaydos WonDEM122,10072.50%
Kathleen M. MeyerREP46,31327.50%
Total168,413

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district?

Frank R. Mascara won in 2000 by 28.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.