1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

←  1992 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1996  →
All 21 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 10 Seats won 11 10 Seat change Popular vote 1,491,859 1,830,779 Percentage 44.25% 54.30% Swing 2.68% 3.16%
Party gains District results County results      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90%

The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 1994, to elect the twenty-one members of Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held May 10, 1994.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1994
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	1,491,859	44.25%	11	11	0
	Republican	1,803,779	54.30%	10	10	0
	Libertarian	20,304	0.60%	0	0	0
	Patriot	11,053	0.33%	0	0	0
	Independent	6,588	0.20%	0	0	0
	Cash for Congress	4,191	0.12%	0	0	0
	Citizens with Szabo	3,278	0.10%	0	0	0
	Workers League	1,819	0.05%	0	0	0
	Write-in	1,701	0.05%	0	0	0
Totals		3,371,572	100.00%	21	21	–

Match-up summary

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	99,669	81.52%	22,595	18.48%	0	0.00%	122,264	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	120,553	85.88%	19,824	14.12%	0	0.00%	140,377	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	92,702	62.67%	55,209	37.33%	0	0.00%	147,911	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 4	119,115	64.17%	66,509	35.83%	6	0.00%	185,630	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	0	0.00%	145,335	99.93%	96	0.07%	145,431	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	90,023	56.75%	68,610	43.25%	0	0.00%	158,633	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 7	59,845	30.33%	137,480	69.67%	0	0.00%	197,325	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	44,559	26.65%	110,499	66.10%	12,116	7.25%	167,174	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	0	0.00%	146,688	99.65%	515	0.35%	147,203	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	50,635	31.09%	106,992	65.68%	5,263	3.23%	162,890	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	101,966	66.52%	51,295	33.47%	16	0.01%	153,277	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	117,825	68.90%	53,147	31.08%	33	0.02%	171,005	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	88,073	45.21%	96,254	49.41%	10,461	5.37%	194,788	100.00%	Republican gain
District 14	105,310	64.13%	53,221	32.41%	5,679	3.46%	164,210	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	72,073	47.76%	71,602	47.45%	7,234	4.79%	150,909	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 16	47,680	30.28%	109,759	69.71%	16	0.01%	157,455	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	0	0.00%	133,788	99.86%	187	0.14%	133,975	100.00%	Republican hold
District 18	101,784	54.80%	83,881	45.16%	85	0.05%	185,750	100.00%	Democratic gain
District 19	0	0.00%	124,496	99.50%	621	0.50%	125,117	100.00%	Republican hold
District 20	95,251	53.09%	84,156	46.90%	12	0.01%	179,419	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 21	84,796	46.89%	89,439	49.46%	6,594	3.65%	180,829	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,491,859	44.25%	1,830,779	54.30%	48,934	1.45%	3,371,572	100.00%

Popular vote

Republican			54.30%
Democratic			44.25%
Other			1.45%

House seats

Democratic			52.38%
Republican			47.62%

District 1

1994 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Thomas M. Foglietta Roger F. Gordon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 99,669 22,595 Percentage 81.52% 18.48%

U.S. Representative before election Thomas M. Foglietta Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Thomas M. Foglietta Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas M. Foglietta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Harvey Clark

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Foglietta (incumbent)	40,830	68.98
	Democratic	Harvey Clark	18,364	31.02
Total votes			59,194	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roger F. Gordon

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger F. Gordon	9,515	100.00
Total votes			9,515	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Foglietta (incumbent)	99,669	81.52
	Republican	Roger F. Gordon	22,595	18.48
Total votes			122,264	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Thomas M. Foglietta Democratic		Roger F. Gordon Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Delaware	9,145	53.03%	8,099	46.97%	1,046	6.06%	17,244
Philadelphia	90,312	86.14%	14,530	13.86%	75,782	72.28%	104,842
Totals	99,457	81.46%	22,629	18.54%	76,828	62.93%	122,086

District 2

1994 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Chaka Fattah Lawrence Watson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 120,553 19,824 Percentage 85.88% 14.12%

U.S. Representative before election Lucien Blackwell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative Lucien Blackwell lost renomination to State Senator Chaka Fattah.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chaka Fattah, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1989–present) and Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1983–1988)

Eliminated in primary

• Lucien Blackwell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah	55,103	58.04
	Democratic	Lucien Blackwell (incumbent)	39,836	41.96
Total votes			94,939	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lawrence R. Watson

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence R. Watson	9,104	100.00
Total votes			9,104	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah	120,553	85.88
	Republican	Lawrence R. Watson	19,824	14.12
Total votes			140,377	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Chaka Fattah Democratic		Lawrence Watson Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Delaware	5,083	57.67%	3,731	42.33%	1,352	15.34%	8,814
Philadelphia	114,927	87.80%	15,964	12.20%	98,963	75.60%	130,891
Totals	120,010	85.90%	19,695	14.10%	100,315	71.80%	139,705

District 3

1994 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Robert Borski James Hasher Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 92,702 55,209 Percentage 62.67% 37.33%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Borski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Robert Borski Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Borski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Jerome Gesker
• John R. Kates

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Borski (incumbent)	44,231	86.48
	Democratic	John R. Kates	4,236	8.28
	Democratic	Dennis Jerome Gesker	2,676	5.23
Total votes			51,143	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James C. Hasher

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Hasher	27,038	100.00
Total votes			27,038	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Borski (incumbent)	92,702	62.67
	Republican	James C. Hasher	55,209	37.33
Total votes			147,911	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Robert Borski Democratic		James Hasher Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Philadelphia	92,702	62.67%	55,209	37.33%	37,493	25.35%	147,911
Totals	92,702	62.67%	55,209	37.33%	37,493	25.35%	147,911

District 4

1994 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Ron Klink Ed Peglow Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,115 66,509 Percentage 64.17% 35.83%

U.S. Representative before election Ron Klink Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ron Klink Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Klink, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Klink (incumbent)	62,821	100.00
Total votes			62,821	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Peglow

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Peglow	29,640	100.00
Total votes			29,640	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Klink (incumbent)	119,115	64.17
	Republican	Ed Peglow	66,509	35.83
	Write-in		6	0.00
Total votes			185,630	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Ron Klink Democratic		Ed Peglow Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegheny	16,919	63.14%	9,875	36.86%	0	0.00%	7,044	26.28%	26,794
Beaver	39,924	63.61%	22,759	36.26%	81	0.13%	17,165	27.35%	62,764
Butler	7,993	50.97%	7,690	49.03%	0	0.00%	303	1.94%	15,683
Lawrence	21,346	68.63%	9,759	31.37%	0	0.00%	11,587	37.26%	31,105
Westmoreland	32,901	66.73%	16,402	33.27%	1	0.00%	16,499	33.46%	49,304
Totals	119,083	64.14%	66,485	35.81%	82	0.04%	52,598	28.33%	185,650

District 5

1994 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee William Clinger Party Republican Popular vote 145,335 Percentage 99.93%

U.S. Representative before election William Clinger Republican Elected U.S. Representative William Clinger Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Clinger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Larry P. Gourley

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Clinger (incumbent)	45,621	79.51
	Republican	Larry P. Gourley	11,755	20.49
Total votes			57,376	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Clinger (incumbent)	145,335	99.93
	Write-in		96	0.07
Total votes			145,431	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	William Clinger Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Armstrong	179	100.00%	0	0.00%	179	100.00%	179
Cameron	1,872	100.00%	0	0.00%	1,872	100.00%	1,872
Centre	25,982	100.00%	0	0.00%	25,982	100.00%	25,982
Clarion	11,269	100.00%	0	0.00%	11,269	100.00%	11,269
Clearfield	11	100.00%	0	0.00%	11	100.00%	11
Clinton	8,811	100.00%	0	0.00%	8,811	100.00%	8,811
Crawford	6,022	100.00%	0	0.00%	6,022	100.00%	6,022
Elk	10,224	100.00%	0	0.00%	10,224	100.00%	10,224
Forest	1,722	100.00%	0	0.00%	1,722	100.00%	1,722
Jefferson	12,526	100.00%	0	0.00%	12,526	100.00%	12,526
Lycoming	4,315	100.00%	0	0.00%	4,315	100.00%	4,315
McKean	10,168	100.00%	0	0.00%	10,168	100.00%	10,168
Potter	4,946	99.72%	14	0.28%	4,932	99.44%	4,960
Tioga	11,294	99.96%	5	0.04%	11,289	99.92%	11,299
Union	7,311	100.00%	0	0.00%	7,311	100.00%	7,311
Venango	15,296	99.90%	15	0.10%	15,281	99.80%	15,311
Warren	13,387	99.78%	29	0.22%	13,358	99.56%	13,416
Totals	145,335	99.96%	63	0.04%	145,272	99.92%	145,398

District 6

1994 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Tim Holden Frederick Levering Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 90,023 68,610 Percentage 56.75% 43.25%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Holden Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Holden Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Holden, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	29,371	100.00
Total votes			29,371	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frederick Levering ^[b]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Cronrath	30,765	100.00
Total votes			30,765	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	90,023	56.75
	Republican	Frederick Levering	68,610	43.25
Total votes			158,633	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Tim Holden Democratic		Frederick Levering Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Berks	46,967	51.53%	44,133	48.42%	46	0.05%	2,834	3.11%	91,146
Montgomery	2,692	54.78%	2,222	45.22%	0	0.00%	470	9.56%	4,914
Northumberland	5,959	48.89%	6,229	51.11%	0	0.00%	–270	–2.22%	12,188
Schuylkill	34,403	68.23%	16,022	31.77%	0	0.00%	18,381	36.46%	50,425
Totals	90,021	56.73%	68,606	43.24%	46	0.03%	21,415	13.50%	158,673

District 7

1994 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Curt Weldon Sara Nichols Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 137,480 59,845 Percentage 69.67% 30.33%

U.S. Representative before election Curt Weldon Republican Elected U.S. Representative Curt Weldon Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sara Nichols

Eliminated in primary

• Therese S. Mallory

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Nichols	12,257	61.41
	Democratic	Therese S. Mallory	7,702	38.59
Total votes			19,959	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Curt Weldon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Deborah LaFountain

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Weldon (incumbent)	59,109	80.30
	Republican	Deborah LaFountain	14,497	19.70
Total votes			73,606	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Weldon (incumbent)	137,480	69.67
	Democratic	Sara Nichols	59,845	30.33
Total votes			197,325	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Curt Weldon Republican		Sara Nichols Democratic		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Chester	22,667	65.13%	12,057	34.64%	78	0.22%	10,610	30.49%	34,802
Delaware	105,460	70.86%	43,360	29.14%	0	0.00%	62,100	41.72%	148,820
Montgomery	6,312	64.15%	3,528	35.85%	0	0.00%	2,784	28.30%	9,840
Totals	134,439	69.49%	58,945	30.47%	78	0.04%	75,494	39.02%	193,462

District 8

1994 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Jim Greenwood John Murray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,499 44,559 Percentage 66.10% 26.65%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Greenwood Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Greenwood Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John P. Murray

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Murray	18,066	100.00
Total votes			18,066	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Greenwood, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Greenwood (incumbent)	38,436	100.00
Total votes			38,436	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Greenwood (incumbent)	110,499	66.10
	Democratic	John P. Murray	44,559	26.65
	Libertarian	Jay Russell	7,925	4.74
	Cash for Congress	Robert J. Cash	4,191	2.51
Total votes			167,174	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Jim Greenwood Republican		John Murray Democratic		Jay Russell Libertarian		Robert Cash Independent		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bucks	105,266	65.82%	42,952	26.86%	7,566	4.73%	4,136	2.59%	62,314	38.96%	159,920
Montgomery	5,233	72.14%	1,607	22.15%	359	4.95%	55	0.76%	3,626	49.99%	7,254
Totals	110,499	66.10%	44,559	26.65%	7,925	4.74%	4,191	2.51%	65,940	39.44%	167,174

District 9

1994 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Bud Shuster Party Republican Popular vote 146,688 Percentage 99.65%

U.S. Representative before election Bud Shuster Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bud Shuster Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bud Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bud Shuster (incumbent)	50,099	100.00
Total votes			50,099	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bud Shuster (incumbent)	146,688	99.65
	Write-in		515	0.35
Total votes			147,203	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Bud Shuster Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bedford	14,112	100.00%	0	0.00%	14,112	100.00%	14,112
Blair	31,061	100.00%	0	0.00%	31,061	100.00%	31,061
Centre	4,286	100.00%	0	0.00%	4,286	100.00%	4,286
Clearfield	22,207	99.27%	163	0.73%	22,044	98.54%	22,370
Franklin	30,932	98.25%	552	1.75%	30,380	96.50%	31,484
Fulton	3,720	100.00%	0	0.00%	3,720	100.00%	3,720
Huntingdon	11,360	100.00%	0	0.00%	11,360	100.00%	11,360
Juniata	6,427	100.00%	0	0.00%	6,427	100.00%	6,427
Mifflin	10,475	100.00%	0	0.00%	10,475	100.00%	10,475
Perry	3,221	100.00%	0	0.00%	3,221	100.00%	3,221
Snyder	8,880	100.00%	0	0.00%	8,880	100.00%	8,880
Totals	146,681	99.51%	715	0.49%	145,966	99.03%	147,396

District 10

1994 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Joseph M. McDade Daniel Schreffler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 106,992 50,635 Percentage 65.68% 31.09%

U.S. Representative before election Joseph M. McDade Republican Elected U.S. Representative Joseph M. McDade Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel J. Schreffler

Eliminated in primary

• John Karlavage
• Sean P. Lannon

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel J. Schreffler	17,467	49.52
	Democratic	John Karlavage	10,070	28.55
	Democratic	Sean P. Lannon	7,739	21.94
Total votes			35,276	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph M. McDade, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph M. McDade (incumbent)	42,683	100.00
Total votes			42,683	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph M. McDade (incumbent)	106,992	65.68
	Democratic	Daniel J. Schreffler	50,635	31.09
	Libertarian	Albert A. Smith	5,196	3.19
	Write-in		67	0.04
Total votes			162,890	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Joseph M. McDade Republican		Daniel Schreffler Democratic		Albert Smith Libertarian		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bradford	11,320	69.02%	4,204	25.63%	866	5.28%	10	0.06%	7,116	43.39%	16,400
Lackawanna	44,651	67.05%	21,126	31.72%	819	1.23%	0	0.00%	23,525	35.33%	66,596
Lycoming	14,906	59.25%	8,910	35.42%	1,301	5.17%	41	0.16%	5,996	23.83%	25,158
Monroe	6,366	57.98%	4,123	37.55%	491	4.47%	0	0.00%	2,243	20.43%	10,980
Pike	5,637	65.02%	2,783	32.10%	249	2.87%	0	0.00%	2,854	32.92%	8,669
Sullivan	1,480	61.92%	801	33.51%	109	4.56%	0	0.00%	679	28.41%	2,390
Susquehanna	8,572	67.53%	3,455	27.22%	666	5.25%	0	0.00%	5,117	40.31%	12,693
Wayne	8,065	69.46%	3,193	27.50%	350	3.01%	3	0.03%	4,872	41.96%	11,611
Wyoming	5,938	71.12%	2,021	24.21%	380	4.55%	10	0.12%	3,917	46.91%	8,349
Totals	106,935	65.67%	50,616	31.08%	5,231	3.21%	64	0.04%	56,319	34.58%	162,846

District 11

1994 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Paul Kanjorski J. Andrew Podolak Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 101,966 51,295 Percentage 66.52% 33.47%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Kanjorski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Kanjorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Kanjorski (incumbent)	43,584	100.00
Total votes			43,584	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Andrew Podolak

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Andrew Podolak	24,067	100.00
Total votes			24,067	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Kanjorski (incumbent)	101,966	66.52
	Republican	J. Andrew Podolak	51,295	33.47
	Write-in		16	0.01
Total votes			153,277	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Paul Kanjorski Democratic		J. Andrew Podolak Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Carbon	9,089	61.86%	5,603	38.14%	0	0.00%	3,486	23.72%	14,692
Columbia	10,408	62.94%	6,112	36.96%	16	0.10%	4,296	25.98%	16,536
Luzerne	61,693	69.43%	27,163	30.57%	0	0.00%	34,530	38.86%	88,856
Monroe	7,017	51.38%	6,639	48.62%	0	0.00%	378	2.76%	13,656
Montour	3,181	63.27%	1,847	36.73%	0	0.00%	1,334	26.54%	5,028
Northumberland	10,515	72.99%	3,891	27.01%	0	0.00%	6,624	45.98%	14,406
Totals	101,903	66.53%	51,255	33.46%	16	0.01%	50,648	33.07%	153,174

District 12

1994 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee John Murtha Bill Choby Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 117,825 53,147 Percentage 68.90% 31.08%

U.S. Representative before election John Murtha Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Murtha Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Murtha, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Murtha (incumbent)	54,771	100.00
Total votes			54,771	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Choby

Eliminated in primary

• Michael A. Buben

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Choby	19,280	50.54
	Republican	Michael A. Buben	18,868	49.46
Total votes			38,148	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Murtha (incumbent)	117,825	68.90
	Republican	Bill Choby	53,147	31.08
	Write-in		33	0.02
Total votes			171,005	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	John Murtha Democratic		Bill Choby Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Armstrong	13,476	63.31%	7,809	36.69%	0	0.00%	5,667	26.62%	21,285
Cambria	41,651	76.75%	12,617	23.25%	0	0.00%	29,034	53.50%	54,268
Clarion	218	59.40%	149	40.60%	0	0.00%	69	18.80%	367
Fayette	8,865	70.48%	3,713	29.52%	0	0.00%	5,152	40.96%	12,578
Indiana	16,602	65.77%	8,633	34.20%	7	0.03%	7,969	31.57%	25,242
Somerset	16,643	61.49%	10,393	38.40%	31	0.11%	6,250	23.09%	27,067
Westmoreland	20,361	67.43%	9,831	32.56%	2	0.01%	10,530	34.87%	30,194
Totals	117,816	68.90%	53,145	31.08%	40	0.02%	64,671	37.82%	171,001

District 13

1994 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Jon D. Fox Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 96,254 88,073 Percentage 49.41% 45.21%

U.S. Representative before election Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jon D. Fox Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky lost reelection to Jon D. Fox, thereby flipping the seat to the Republicans.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (incumbent)	21,494	100.00
Total votes			21,494	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jon D. Fox, member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (1992–present) and Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1985–1992)

Eliminated in primary

• Michael J. Becker
• Ellen Harley
• Gayle Michael
• John J. Murray

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon D. Fox	24,929	36.50
	Republican	Ellen Harley	16,868	24.70
	Republican	John J. Murray	12,529	18.35
	Republican	Michael J. Becker	10,576	15.49
	Republican	Gayle Michael	3,388	4.96
Total votes			68,290	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon D. Fox	96,254	49.41
	Democratic	Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (incumbent)	88,073	45.21
	Libertarian	Lee D. Hustead	7,183	3.69
	Citizens with Szabo	Frank W. Szabo	3,278	1.68
Total votes			194,788	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Jon D. Fox Republican		Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Democratic		Lee Hustead Libertarian		Frank Szabo Independent		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Montgomery	96,254	49.41%	88,073	45.21%	7,183	3.69%	3,278	1.68%	8,181	4.20%	194,788
Totals	96,254	49.41%	88,073	45.21%	7,183	3.69%	3,278	1.68%	8,181	4.20%	194,788

District 14

1994 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee William J. Coyne John Robert Clark Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,310 53,221 Percentage 64.13% 32.41%

U.S. Representative before election William J. Coyne Democratic Elected U.S. Representative William J. Coyne Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William J. Coyne, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Coyne (incumbent)	65,409	100.00
Total votes			65,409	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Robert Clark

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Robert Clark	20,794	100.00
Total votes			20,794	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Coyne (incumbent)	105,310	64.13
	Republican	John Robert Clark	53,221	32.41
	Patriot	Edward L. Stewart	3,826	2.33
	Workers League	Paul Scherrer	1,819	1.11
	Write-in		34	0.02
Total votes			164,210	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	William J. Coyne Democratic		John Robert Clark Republican		Edward Stewart Patriot		Paul Scherrer Workers League		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegheny	105,310	64.14%	53,221	32.42%	3,826	2.33%	1,819	1.11%	52,089	31.73%	164,176
Totals	105,310	64.14%	53,221	32.42%	3,826	2.33%	1,819	1.11%	52,089	31.73%	164,176

District 15

1994 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Paul McHale Jim Yeager Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 72,073 71,602 Percentage 47.76% 47.45%

U.S. Representative before election Paul McHale Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul McHale Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul McHale, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul McHale (incumbent)	26,550	100.00
Total votes			26,550	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Yeager

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Kilbanks

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Yeager	19,972	68.04
	Republican	Bob Kilbanks	9,383	31.96
Total votes			29,355	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul McHale (incumbent)	72,073	47.76
	Republican	Jim Yeager	71,602	47.45
	Patriot	Victor Mazziotti	7,227	4.79
	Write-in		7	0.00
Total votes			150,909	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Paul McHale Democratic		Jim Yeager Republican		Victor Mazziotti Patriot		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Lehigh	36,081	46.71%	37,462	48.49%	3,705	4.80%	4	0.01%	–1,381	–1.78%	77,252
Montgomery	2,464	34.63%	4,511	63.40%	140	1.97%	0	0.00%	–2,047	–28.77%	7,115
Northampton	33,528	50.39%	29,629	44.53%	3,382	5.08%	3	0.00%	3,899	5.86%	66,542
Totals	72,073	47.76%	71,602	47.45%	7,227	4.79%	7	0.00%	471	0.31%	150,909

District 16

1994 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Bob Walker Bill Chertok Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 109,759 47,680 Percentage 69.71% 30.28%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Walker Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Walker Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Chertok

Eliminated in primary

• Donald Tony Hadley

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Chertok	13,235	83.60
	Democratic	Donald Tony Hadley	2,596	16.40
Total votes			15,831	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Walker, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Walker (incumbent)	54,345	100.00
Total votes			54,345	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Walker (incumbent)	109,759	69.71
	Democratic	Bill Chertok	47,680	30.28
	Write-in		16	0.01
Total votes			157,455	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Bob Walker Republican		Bill Chertok Democratic		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Chester	54,276	67.45%	26,005	32.32%	182	0.23%	28,271	35.13%	80,463
Lancaster	55,445	71.88%	21,676	28.10%	16	0.02%	33,769	43.78%	77,137
Totals	109,721	69.62%	47,681	30.25%	198	0.13%	62,040	39.37%	157,600

District 17

1994 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee George Gekas Party Republican Popular vote 133,788 Percentage 99.86%

U.S. Representative before election George Gekas Republican Elected U.S. Representative George Gekas Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Gekas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Gekas (incumbent)	61,366	100.00
Total votes			61,366	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Gekas (incumbent)	133,788	99.86
	Write-in		187	0.14
Total votes			133,975	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	George Gekas Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Cumberland	14,397	100.00%	0	0.00%	14,397	100.00%	14,397
Dauphin	60,259	100.00%	0	0.00%	60,259	100.00%	60,259
Lancaster	29,799	99.87%	39	0.13%	29,760	99.74%	29,838
Lebanon	22,249	100.00%	0	0.00%	22,249	100.00%	22,249
Perry	7,084	100.00%	0	0.00%	7,084	100.00%	7,084
Totals	133,788	99.97%	39	0.03%	133,749	99.94%	133,827

District 18

1994 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Mike Doyle John McCarty Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 101,784 83,881 Percentage 54.80% 45.16%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Santorum Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Doyle Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative Rick Santorum retired to run for U.S. Senator. Mike Doyle flipped the seat for the Democrats.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Doyle, Swissvale Borough Council member (1977–1981) and legislative aide

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Adams
• Richard Edward Caligiuri
• Jon Delano
• Chris McNally
• Arthur J. Murphy Jr
• Joseph Rudolph

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle	16,571	19.85
	Democratic	Mike Adams	15,055	18.03
	Democratic	Richard Edward Caligiuri	12,077	14.46
	Democratic	Jon Delano	10,930	13.09
	Democratic	Chris McNally	10,720	12.84
	Democratic	Arthur J. Murphy Jr	10,202	12.22
	Democratic	Joseph Rudolph	7,947	9.52
Total votes			83,502	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John McCarty

Eliminated in primary

• Pat Dolan
• Bill Gallagher
• Allan Wampler

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John McCarty	12,996	35.57
	Republican	Allan Wampler	12,368	33.85
	Republican	Pat Dolan	7,770	21.26
	Republican	Bill Gallagher	3,405	9.32
Total votes			36,539	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle	101,784	54.80
	Republican	John McCarty	83,881	45.16
	Write-in		85	0.05
Total votes			185,750	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Mike Doyle Democratic		John McCarty Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegheny	101,784	54.80%	83,881	45.16%	85	0.05%	17,903	9.64%	185,750
Totals	101,784	54.80%	83,881	45.16%	85	0.05%	17,903	9.64%	185,750

District 19

1994 Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Bill Goodling Party Republican Popular vote 124,496 Percentage 99.50%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Goodling Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Goodling Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Goodling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Goodling (incumbent)	43,984	100.00
Total votes			43,984	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Goodling (incumbent)	124,496	99.50
	Write-in		621	0.50
Total votes			125,117	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Bill Goodling Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	18,003	99.63%	66	0.37%	17,937	99.26%	18,069
Cumberland	37,100	100.00%	0	0.00%	37,100	100.00%	37,100
York	69,393	100.00%	0	0.00%	69,393	100.00%	69,393
Totals	124,496	99.95%	66	99.89%	124,430	99.89%	124,562

District 20

1994 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Frank Mascara Mike McCormick Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 95,251 84,156 Percentage 53.09% 46.90%

U.S. Representative before election Austin Murphy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank Mascara Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative Austin Murphy retired, with Frank Mascara succeeding him.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Mascara, Washington County Commissioner (1980–present) and 1992 candidate

Eliminated in primary

• Alan Benyak
• Charlie Kelly

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Mascara	41,252	53.93
	Democratic	Charlie Kelly	23,451	30.66
	Democratic	Alan Benyak	11,791	15.41
Total votes			76,494	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike McCormick

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Townsend

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike McCormick	16,966	52.36
	Republican	Bill Townsend	15,434	47.64
Total votes			32,400	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Mascara	95,251	53.09
	Republican	Mike McCormick	84,156	46.90
	Write-in		12	0.01
Total votes			179,419	100.00
	Democratic hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Frank Mascara Democratic		Mike McCormick Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegheny	17,070	39.77%	25,855	60.23%	–8,785	–20.46%	42,925
Fayette	16,757	67.89%	7,927	32.11%	8,830	35.78%	24,684
Greene	7,389	62.27%	4,477	37.73%	2,912	24.54%	11,866
Washington	35,806	54.37%	30,051	45.63%	5,755	8.74%	65,857
Westmoreland	18,153	53.57%	15,730	46.42%	2,423	7.15%	33,889
Totals	95,175	53.10%	84,040	46.89%	11,135	6.21%	179,215

District 21

1994 Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district election

←  1992 1996  →

Nominee Phil English Bill Leavens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 89,439 84,796 Percentage 49.46% 46.89%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Ridge Republican Elected U.S. Representative Phil English Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative Tom Ridge retired to run for governor, with Phil English holding the seat for the Republicans.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Leavens

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Andrezeski, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1981–present)
• Dave DiCarlo
• Ron DiNicola, U.S. Marine veteran and Erie County solicitor
• Judy Lynch

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Leavens	14,178	22.73
	Democratic	Anthony Andrezeski	13,846	22.20
	Democratic	Judy Lynch	12,151	19.48
	Democratic	Ron DiNicola	11,913	19.10
	Democratic	Dave DiCarlo	10,274	16.47
Total votes			62,362	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil English, Erie County Controller (1985–1989) and 1988 Republican nominee for State Treasurer

Eliminated in primary

• Mary Ann McConnell

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil English	40,770	66.25
	Republican	Mary Ann McConnell	20,769	33.75
Total votes			61,539	100.00

General election

Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district, 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil English	89,439	49.46
	Democratic	Bill Leavens	84,796	46.89
	Independent	Arthur E. Drew	6,588	3.64
	Write-in		6	0.00
Total votes			180,829	100.00
	Republican hold

By county ^[a]

County [3]	Phil English Republican		Bill Leavens Democratic		Arthur Drew Independent		Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Butler	17,360	53.29%	13,459	41.32%	1,753	5.38%	3	0.01%	3,901	11.97%	32,575
Crawford	10,932	54.59%	8,523	42.56%	570	2.85%	0	0.00%	2,409	12.03%	20,025
Erie	45,319	49.58%	42,633	46.64%	3,448	3.77%	0	0.00%	2,686	2.94%	91,400
Mercer	15,235	42.48%	19,840	55.32%	787	2.19%	3	0.01%	–4,605	–12.84%	35,865
Totals	88,846	49.40%	84,455	46.95%	6,558	3.65%	6	0.00%	4,391	2.44%	179,865

Notes

1. Vote totals summed from the precinct data file published by the Pennsylvania Department of State do not match the results officially published by the U.S. House of Representatives.
2. Carl Cronrath withdrew prior to the primary election, though his name remained on the ballot. Levering was selected as the Republican nominee afterwards.

References

1. "Federal Elections 94: Election Results for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. March 1995. pp. 115–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994". United States House of Representatives. 1995. pp. 34–36. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
3. "Historical Elections Data". Pennsylvania Department of State . Archived from the original on September 4, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania
• 104th United States Congress