Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2000	Philip English	Republican	60.8%	21.7
1998	Philip English	Republican	63.4%	26.8
1980	Donald A. Bailey	Democratic	68.5%	36.9
1978	Donald A. Bailey	Democratic	52.9%	5.8
1976	John Herman Dent	Democratic	59.4%	18.8

2000

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip English Won	REP	135,164	60.84%
Marc A. Flitter	DEM	87,018	39.17%
Total		222,182

1998

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

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald A. Bailey Won	DEM	112,427	68.45%
Dirk Matson	REP	51,821	31.55%
Total		164,248

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district?

Philip English won in 2000 by 21.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.