1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania Last updated November 15, 2025
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 10 Seats won 11 10 Seat change Popular vote 1,380,834 1,472,161 Percentage 47.68% 50.84% Swing
Party gains District results County results Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gainDemocratic
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The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 3, 1998, 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 19, 1998.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1998 Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After +/– Democratic 1,380,834 47.68% 11 11 0 Republican 1,472,161 50.84% 10 10 0 Green 17,734 0.61% 0 0 0 Libertarian 10,112 0.35% 0 0 0 Reform 6,227 0.22% 0 0 0 Constitution 3,917 0.14% 0 0 0 Socialist Workers 1,625 0.06% 0 0 0 Write-in 1,316 0.05% 0 0 0 Natural Law 1,022 0.04% 0 0 0 Socialist Workers Campaign 964 0.03% 0 0 0 Totals 2,895,912 100.00% 21 21 –
Match-up summary Popular vote Republican
50.84% Democratic
47.68% Other
1.48%
House seats Democratic
52.38% Republican
47.62%
District 1 1998 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election
U.S. Representative Thomas M. Foglietta was appointed as United States Ambassador to Italy by President Bill Clinton in 1997. Brady, chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Party and a ward leader, won a special election held on May 19, 1998, with 74% of the vote. [ 1]
General election [ a] County [ 4] Bob Brady William Harrison John Featherman Nancy Cole Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Delaware 7,057 48.24% 7,198 49.20% 212 1.45% 163 1.11% −141 −0.96% 14,630 Philadelphia 70,571 86.96% 8,787 10.83% 986 1.22% 806 0.99% 61,784 76.13% 81,150 Totals 77,628 81.05% 15,985 16.69% 1,198 1.25% 969 1.01% 61,643 64.36% 95,780
District 2 1998 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Chaka Fattah Anne Marie Mulligan Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Delaware 4,975 62.68% 2,962 37.32% 2,013 25.36% 7,937 Philadelphia 97,784 88.18% 13,103 11.82% 84,681 76.36% 110,887 Totals 102,759 86.48% 16,065 13.52% 86,694 72.96% 118,824
District 3 1998 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election
Democratic primary Candidates Eliminated in primary John R. Kates, candidate for Congress in 1994 and 1996 General election [ a] County [ 4] Robert Borski Charles F. Dougherty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Philadelphia 66,270 59.35% 45,390 40.65% 20,880 18.70% 111,660 Totals 66,270 59.35% 45,390 40.65% 20,880 18.70% 111,660
District 4 1998 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election
Republican primary Candidates Eliminated in primary Paul T. Adametz, Republican nominee in 1996 David F. Miller General election [ a] County [ 4] Ron Klink Mike Turzai Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegheny 14,194 60.13% 9,413 39.87% 0 0.00% 4,781 20.26% 23,607 Beaver 36,820 70.24% 15,532 29.63% 65 0.12% 21,288 40.61% 52,417 Butler 7,492 48.79% 7,862 51.20% 2 0.01% –370 –2.41% 15,356 Lawrence 17,157 65.06% 9,213 34.94% 0 0.00% 7,944 30.12% 26,370 Westmoreland 27,520 62.57% 16,465 37.43% 0 0.00% 11,055 25.14% 43,985 Totals 103,183 63.80% 58,485 36.16% 67 0.04% 44,698 27.64% 161,735
District 5 1998 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] John Peterson William Belitskus Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Armstrong 166 91.21% 16 8.79% 0 0.00% 150 82.42% 182 Cameron 1,214 87.72% 170 12.28% 0 0.00% 1,044 75.44% 1,384 Centre 17,425 74.03% 6,112 25.97% 0 0.00% 11,313 48.06% 23,537 Clarion 7,760 86.04% 1,259 13.96% 0 0.00% 6,501 72.08% 9,019 Clearfield 7 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7 100.00% 7 Clinton 4,920 81.40% 1,124 18.60% 0 0.00% 3,796 62.80% 6,044 Crawford 4,092 94.66% 230 5.32% 1 0.02% 3,862 89.34% 4,323 Elk 6,663 85.52% 1,112 14.27% 16 0.21% 5,551 71.25% 7,791 Forest 1,224 85.18% 213 14.82% 0 0.00% 1,011 70.36% 1,437 Jefferson 8,589 88.16% 1,153 11.84% 0 0.00% 7,436 76.32% 9,742 Lycoming 2,962 88.63% 380 11.37% 0 0.00% 2,582 77.26% 3,342 McKean 7,571 91.77% 678 8.22% 1 0.01% 6,893 83.55% 8,250 Potter 3,674 92.57% 293 7.38% 2 0.05% 3,381 85.19% 3,969 Tioga 7,580 87.27% 1,106 12.73% 0 0.00% 6,474 74.54% 8,686 Union 5,990 84.06% 1,136 15.94% 0 0.00% 4,854 68.12% 7,126 Venango 11,522 85.04% 2,001 14.77% 26 0.19% 9,521 70.27% 13,549 Warren 8,142 91.32% 751 8.42% 23 0.26% 7,391 82.90% 8,916 Totals 99,501 84.82% 17,734 15.12% 69 0.06% 81,767 69.71% 117,304
District 6 1998 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Tim Holden John Meckley Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Berks 46,169 57.93% 33,509 42.04% 21 0.03% 12,660 15.89% 79,699 Montgomery 2,759 62.00% 1,691 38.00% 0 0.00% 1,068 24.00% 4,450 Northumberland 4,184 38.23% 6,761 61.77% 0 0.00% –2,577 –23.54% 10,945 Schuylkill 32,262 71.89% 12,618 28.11% 0 0.00% 19,644 43.78% 44,880 Totals 85,374 60.99% 54,579 38.99% 21 0.02% 30,795 22.00% 139,974
District 7 1998 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Curt Weldon Martin D'Urso Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Chester 20,748 72.34% 7,899 27.54% 36 0.13% 12,849 44.80% 28,683 Delaware 93,023 72.19% 35,835 27.81% 0 0.00% 57,188 44.38% 128,858 Montgomery 5,720 64.23% 3,186 35.77% 0 0.00% 2,534 28.46% 8,906 Totals 119,491 71.79% 46,920 28.19% 36 0.02% 72,571 43.60% 166,447
District 8 1998 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Jim Greenwood Bill Tuthill Scott Wolfertz James Blair Carolyn Boyce Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Bucks 88,826 62.83% 46,614 32.97% 3,789 2.68% 1,168 0.83% 976 0.69% 42,212 29.86% 141,373 Montgomery 4,571 70.37% 1,706 26.26% 128 1.97% 52 0.80% 39 0.60% 2,865 44.11% 6,496 Totals 93,397 63.16% 48,320 32.68% 3,917 2.65% 1,220 0.83% 1,015 0.69% 45,077 30.48% 147,869
District 9 1998 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Monte Kemmler, Democratic nominee for the 1996 election [ b] General election [ a] County [ 4] Bud Shuster Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Bedford 11,315 100.00% 0 0.00% 11,315 100.00% 11,315 Blair 26,230 99.19% 213 0.81% 26,017 98.38% 26,443 Centre 4,058 100.00% 0 0.00% 4,058 100.00% 4,058 Clearfield 19,006 99.32% 131 0.68% 18,875 98.64% 19,137 Franklin 28,738 97.58% 712 2.42% 28,026 95.16% 29,450 Fulton 3,082 100.00% 0 0.00% 3,082 100.00% 3,082 Huntingdon 8,805 100.00% 0 0.00% 8,805 100.00% 8,805 Juniata 5,405 100.00% 0 0.00% 5,405 100.00% 5,405 Mifflin 8,842 100.00% 0 0.00% 8,842 100.00% 8,842 Perry 2,720 100.00% 0 0.00% 2,720 100.00% 2,720 Snyder 7,208 100.00% 0 0.00% 7,208 100.00% 7,208 Totals 125,409 99.16% 1,056 0.84% 124,353 98.33% 126,465
District 10 1998 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election
Incumbent U.S. Representative Joseph M. McDade retired and did not seek reelection.
Republican primary Candidates Eliminated in primary Joe Albert James P. Connors Frank Demko Jerry Donahue Errol Flynn, candidate for Congress in 1996 Norbert R. Kosciuk Mary Rogan General election [ a] County [ 4] Don Sherwood Patrick Casey Thomas McLaughlin Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Bradford 10,935 64.64% 5,398 31.91% 570 3.37% 13 0.08% 5,537 32.73% 16,916 Lackawanna 25,775 35.56% 44,897 61.94% 1,812 2.50% 0 0.00% –19,122 –26.38% 72,484 Lycoming 14,138 56.86% 10,017 40.29% 710 2.86% 0 0.00% 4,121 16.57% 24,865 Monroe 5,599 48.22% 5,594 48.18% 418 3.60% 0 0.00% 5 0.04% 11,611 Pike 5,532 54.78% 4,375 43.32% 192 1.90% 0 0.00% 1,157 11.46% 10,099 Sullivan 1,336 56.73% 928 39.41% 91 3.86% 0 0.00% 408 17.32% 2,355 Susquehanna 7,348 56.09% 5,263 40.18% 489 3.73% 0 0.00% 2,085 15.91% 13,100 Wayne 7,339 57.66% 5,055 39.72% 333 2.62% 1 0.01% 2,284 17.94% 12,728 Wyoming 6,264 66.60% 2,733 29.06% 407 4.33% 1 0.01% 3,531 37.54% 9,405 Totals 84,266 48.55% 84,260 48.55% 5,022 2.89% 15 0.01% 6 0.00% 173,563
District 11 1998 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Paul Kanjorski Stephen Urban Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Carbon 8,892 67.53% 4,276 32.47% 0 0.00% 4,616 35.06% 13,168 Columbia 9,035 62.88% 5,329 37.09% 5 0.03% 3,706 25.79% 14,369 Luzerne 52,702 69.62% 22,996 30.38% 0 0.00% 29,706 39.24% 75,698 Monroe 7,359 53.87% 6,301 46.13% 0 0.00% 1,058 7.74% 13,660 Montour 2,518 59.87% 1,686 40.09% 2 0.05% 832 19.78% 4,206 Northumberland 8,426 70.68% 3,495 29.32% 0 0.00% 4,931 41.36% 11,921 Totals 88,932 66.86% 44,083 33.14% 7 0.01% 44,849 33.72% 133,022
District 12 1998 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] John Murtha Timothy Holloway Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Armstrong 11,324 63.68% 6,459 36.32% 4,865 27.36% 17,783 Cambria 34,463 76.78% 10,424 23.22% 24,039 53.56% 44,887 Clarion 194 64.88% 105 35.12% 89 29.76% 299 Fayette 7,069 70.42% 2,970 29.58% 4,099 40.84% 10,039 Indiana 15,277 65.91% 7,903 34.09% 7,374 31.82% 23,180 Somerset 15,695 64.15% 8,770 35.85% 6,925 28.30% 24,465 Westmoreland 16,614 63.33% 9,619 36.67% 6,995 26.66% 26,233 Totals 100,636 68.51% 46,250 31.49% 54,386 37.03% 146,886
District 13 1998 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election
After defeating Joe Hoeffel by an 84-vote margin in 1996, incumbent U.S. Representative Jon D. Fox lost in a rematch, flipping the seat to the Democrats.
Republican primary Candidates Eliminated in primary Melissa Brown , ophthalmologist Michael J. McMonagle Jonathan Newman General election [ a] County [ 4] Joe Hoeffel Jon D. Fox Thomas Burke Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Montgomery 95,105 51.55% 85,915 46.57% 3,470 1.88% 9,190 4.98% 184,490 Totals 95,105 51.55% 85,915 46.57% 3,470 1.88% 9,190 4.98% 184,490
District 14 1998 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Bill Ravotti, Republican nominee in 1996 General election [ a] County [ 4] William J. Coyne Bill Ravotti Dorothy Kolis Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegheny 83,355 60.52% 52,745 38.30% 1,625 1.18% 30,610 22.22% 137,725 Totals 83,355 60.52% 52,745 38.30% 1,625 1.18% 30,610 22.22% 137,725
District 15 1998 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election
Incumbent U.S. Representative Paul McHale , a Democrat, retired and was succeeded by Pat Toomey , flipping the seat to the Republicans.
General election [ a] County [ 4] Pat Toomey Roy Afflerbach Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Lehigh 42,371 54.97% 34,697 45.01% 13 0.02% 7,674 9.96% 77,081 Montgomery 4,205 64.40% 2,324 35.60% 0 0.00% 1,881 28.80% 6,529 Northampton 35,176 54.05% 29,909 45.95% 0 0.00% 5,267 8.10% 65,085 Totals 81,752 54.98% 66,930 45.01% 13 0.01% 14,822 9.97% 148,695
District 16 1998 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Joe Pitts Robert Yorczyk Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Chester 47,742 66.06% 23,947 33.14% 578 0.80% 23,795 32.92% 72,267 Lancaster 48,237 74.91% 16,145 25.07% 14 0.02% 32,092 49.84% 64,396 Totals 95,979 70.23% 40,092 29.34% 592 0.43% 55,887 40.89% 136,663
District 17 1998 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] George Gekas Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Cumberland 12,225 98.90% 136 1.10% 12,089 97.80% 12,361 Dauphin 49,326 100.00% 0 0.00% 49,326 100.00% 49,326 Lancaster 26,259 99.92% 21 0.08% 26,238 99.84% 26,280 Lebanon 21,060 99.91% 18 0.09% 21,042 99.82% 21,078 Perry 6,054 100.00% 0 0.00% 6,054 100.00% 6,054 Totals 114,924 99.85% 175 0.15% 114,749 99.70% 115,099
District 18 1998 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Mike Doyle Dick Walker Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegheny 98,363 67.68% 46,945 32.30% 29 0.02% 51,418 35.38% 145,337 Totals 98,363 67.68% 46,945 32.30% 29 0.02% 51,418 35.38% 145,337
District 19 1998 Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Bill Goodling Linda Ropp Gary Shoemaker Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 12,947 64.61% 5,978 29.83% 1,109 5.53% 5 0.02% 6,969 34.78% 20,039 Cumberland 26,231 68.22% 10,488 27.28% 1,666 4.33% 66 0.17% 15,743 40.94% 38,451 York 57,106 67.98% 24,208 28.82% 2,669 3.18% 15 0.02% 32,898 39.16% 83,998 Totals 96,284 67.57% 40,674 28.55% 5,444 3.82% 86 0.06% 55,610 39.03% 142,488
District 20 1998 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district
General election [ a] County [ 4] Frank Mascara Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Allegheny 18,695 100.00% 0 0.00% 18,695 100.00% 18,695 Fayette 13,576 100.00% 0 0.00% 13,576 100.00% 13,576 Greene 6,932 99.14% 60 0.86% 6,872 98.28% 6,992 Washington 40,704 100.00% 0 0.00% 40,704 100.00% 40,704 Westmoreland 17,977 100.00% 0 0.00% 17,977 100.00% 17,977 Totals 97,884 99.94% 60 0.06% 97,824 99.88% 97,944
District 21 1998 Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district election
General election [ a] County [ 4] Phil English Larry Klemens Write-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Butler 18,984 65.25% 10,109 34.75% 1 0.00% 8,875 30.50% 29,094 Crawford 11,035 68.34% 5,112 31.66% 0 0.00% 5,923 36.68% 16,147 Erie 46,585 62.64% 27,785 37.36% 0 0.00% 18,800 25.28% 74,370 Mercer 17,908 60.51% 11,683 39.47% 5 0.02% 6,225 21.04% 29,596 Totals 94,512 63.34% 54,689 36.65% 6 0.00% 39,823 26.69% 149,207
Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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. ↑ Dropped out after winning the primary. References ↑ Bunch, William (May 20, 1998). "Brady Is D.C.-Bound \ Double Win in 1st District" . Philadelphia Daily News . Retrieved November 14, 2025 – via NewsBank . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 The Pennsylvania Manual (PDF) . Vol. 114. Harrisburg : Pennsylvania Department of General Services . 1999. p. 7-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2025 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998" . United States House of Representatives . 1999. p. 37–38. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2025 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Historical Elections Data" . Pennsylvania Department of State . Archived from the original on September 4, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025 . This page is based on this
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