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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
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| Field | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania | |||||||||
| country | Pennsylvania | |||||||||
| type | legislative | |||||||||
| ongoing | no | |||||||||
| previous_election | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania | |||||||||
| previous_year | 2000 | |||||||||
| next_election | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania | |||||||||
| next_year | 2004 | |||||||||
| seats_for_election | All 19 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||
| election_date | ||||||||||
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) | |||||||||
| last_election1 | 11 | |||||||||
| seats1 | 12 | |||||||||
| seat_change1 | 1 | |||||||||
| popular_vote1 | 1,859,270 | |||||||||
| percentage1 | 56.19% | |||||||||
| swing1 | 7.29% | |||||||||
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) | |||||||||
| last_election2 | 10 | |||||||||
| seats2 | 7 | |||||||||
| seat_change2 | 3 | |||||||||
| popular_vote2 | 1,348,665 | |||||||||
| percentage2 | 40.76% | |||||||||
| swing2 | 9.24% | |||||||||
| map_image | {{Switcher | [[File:2002 Pennsylvania US House election results by district seat.svg | 300px]] | Party gains | [[File:2002 pa house election.svg | 300px]] | District results | [[File:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by county.svg | 300px]] | County results |
| map_caption | ||||||||||
Republican Democratic 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.
The election between George Gekas and Tim Holden was described as "PA's most exciting match-up" by the political website PoliticsPA.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2002 | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | Green Party (United States)}}; width: 3px" | Libertarian Party (United States)}}; width: 3px" | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1,859,270 | 56.19% | 11 | 12 | +1 | |||||
| Democratic | 1,348,665 | 40.76% | 10 | 7 | -3 | |||||
| Green | 63,357 | 1.91% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Libertarian | 24,086 | 0.73% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Constitution | 10,393 | 0.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Reform | 3,304 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 3,309,075 | 100.00% | 21 | 19 | -2 |
Match-up summary
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party (United States)}}" | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121,076 | 86.43% | 17,444 | 12.45% | 1,570 | 1.12% | 140,090 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 150,623 | 87.77% | 20,988 | 12.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 171,611 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 116,763 | 77.68% | 33,554 | 22.32% | 150,317 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 71,674 | 35.45% | 130,534 | 64.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 202,208 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 124,942 | 87.36% | 18,078 | 12.64% | 143,020 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| **** | 98,128 | 48.63% | 103,648 | 51.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 201,776 | 100.00% | Republican gain | ||||||||
| 75,055 | 33.91% | 146,296 | 66.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 221,351 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 76,178 | 37.41% | 127,475 | 62.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 203,653 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 50,558 | 28.93% | 124,184 | 71.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 174,742 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 152,017 | 92.90% | 11,613 | 7.10% | 163,630 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 93,758 | 55.61% | 71,543 | 42.43% | 3,304 | 1.96% | 168,605 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 124,201 | 73.48% | 44,818 | 26.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 169,019 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 107,945 | 50.95% | 100,295 | 47.34% | 3,627 | 1.71% | 211,867 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 123,323 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 123,323 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| 73,212 | 42.64% | 98,493 | 57.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 171,705 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 119,046 | 88.49% | 15,486 | 11.51% | 134,532 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| 103,483 | 51.41% | 97,802 | 48.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 201,285 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||||
| **** | 79,451 | 39.86% | 119,885 | 60.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 199,336 | 100.00% | Republican gain | ||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 143,097 | 91.14% | 13,908 | 8.86% | 157,005 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||||
| Total | 1,348,665 | 40.76% | 1,859,270 | 56.19% | 101,140 | 3.05% | 3,309,075 | 100.00% |
District 1
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Marie G. Delany
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Thomas G. Dougherty
Primary results
General election
Results
District 3
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Phil English, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Stevan Drobac
Eliminated in primary
- Mark A. Purcell
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Melissa Hart, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 5
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John E. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Dan Wofford, lawyer and son of former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford
Eliminated in primary
- Frank Thomas
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Jim Gerlach, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Primary results
General election
Results
District 7
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Peter A. Lennon
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Curt Weldon, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 8
Republican primary
Nominee
- Jim Greenwood, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Tom Lingenfelter
Primary results
General election
Results
District 9
Democratic primary
Nominee
- John R. Henry
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- David E. Bahr
- David S. Keller
Primary results
General election
Results
District 10
Republican primary
Nominee
- Don Sherwood, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 11
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Paul Kanjorski, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Lou Barletta, mayor of Hazleton
Primary results
General election
Results
District 12
Democratic primary
Nominee
- John Murtha, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 12th district
Eliminated in primary
- Frank Mascara, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 20th district (Redistricted)
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Bill Choby
Primary results
General election
Results
District 13
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Joe Hoeffel, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Melissa Brown, ophthalmologist and previous candidate for Congress
Eliminated in primary
- Al Taubenberger, former Philadelphia City Council staff member and president of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Primary results
General election
Results
District 14
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 15
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Edward J. O'Brien
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Pat Toomey, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 16
Republican primary
Nominee
- Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Results
District 17
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Tim Holden, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- George Gekas, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 17th district (Redistricted)
Primary results
General election
Results
District 18
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Jack Machek
Eliminated in primary
- Bob Domske
- Larry Maggi
Primary results
Republican primary
Nominee
- Tim Murphy, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Primary results
General election
Results
District 19
Republican primary
Nominee
- Todd Platts, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Tom Glennon
- Mike Johnson
- Lester B. Searer
Primary results
General election
Results
References
References
- (2004). "Representative in Congress, 2002 General Election". Pennsylvania Department of State.
- "2002 Congressional Election Preview". The Publius Group.
- "Pennsylvania Elections - 2002 General Primary (Official Returns)". [[Pennsylvania Department of State]].
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