2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

The 2002 United States House elections in Pennsylvania was an election for Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 2002.[1]

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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All 19 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election1110
Seats won127
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 3
Popular vote1,859,2701,348,665
Percentage56.19%40.76%

The election between George Gekas and Tim Holden was described as "PA's most exciting match-up" by the political website PoliticsPA.[2]

General election

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
1DemocraticRobert A. Bradyre-electedDemocraticRobert A. Brady121,07686.4
RepublicanMarie G. Delany17,44412.5
GreenMike Ewall1,5701.1
2DemocraticChaka Fattahre-electedDemocraticChaka Fattah150,62387.2
RepublicanThomas G. Dougherty20,98812.2
3RepublicanPhil Englishre-electedRepublicanPhil English116,76377.7
GreenAnndrea M. Benson33,55422.3
4RepublicanMelissa Hartre-electedRepublicanMelissa Hart130,53464.6
DemocraticStevan Drobac, Jr.71,67435.4
5RepublicanJohn E. Petersonre-electedRepublicanJohn E. Peterson124,94287.4
LibertarianThomas A. Martin18,07812.6
6DemocraticRobert BorskiretiringRepublicanJim Gerlach103,64851.4
DemocraticDan Wofford98,12848.6
7RepublicanCurt Weldonre-electedRepublicanCurt Weldon146,29666.1
DemocraticPeter A. Lennon75,05533.8
8RepublicanJim Greenwoodre-electedRepublicanJim Greenwood127,47562.6
DemocraticTimothy T. Reece76,17837.4
9RepublicanBill Shusterre-electedRepublicanBill Shuster124,18471.1
DemocraticJohn R. Henry50,55829.8
10RepublicanDon Sherwoodre-electedRepublicanDon Sherwood152,01792.9
GreenKurt J. Shotko11,6137.1
11DemocraticPaul E. Kanjorskire-electedDemocraticPaul E. Kanjorski93,75855.6
RepublicanLouis J. Barletta71,54342.4
ReformThomas J. Mclaughlin3,3042.0
12DemocraticJohn P. Murthare-electedDemocraticJohn P. Murtha124,20173.5
RepublicanBill Choby44,81826.5
13DemocraticJoseph M. Hoeffelre-electedDemocraticJoseph M. Hoeffel107,94550.9
RepublicanMelissa Brown100,29547.3
ConstitutionJohn P. McDermott3,6271.7
14DemocraticMike Doylere-electedDemocraticMike Doyle123,323100.0
15RepublicanPat Toomeyre-electedRepublicanPat Toomey98,49357.4
DemocraticEdward J. O'Brien73,21242.6
16RepublicanJoseph R. Pittsre-electedRepublicanJoseph R. Pitts119,04688.5
GreenWill Todd8,7206.5
ConstitutionKenneth Brenneman6,7665.0
17DemocraticTim Holdenre-electedDemocraticTim Holden103,48351.4
RepublicanGeorge W. Gekas97,80248.6
18DemocraticFrank Mascararan for 12th districtRepublicanTim Murphy11988560.1
DemocraticJack Machek79,45139.9
19RepublicanTodd Plattsre-electedRepublicanTodd Platts143,09791.1
GreenBen Price7,9005.0
LibertarianMichael Mickey Paoletta6,0083.8

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